KR100890421B1 - Method and apparatus for associating browsers different from each other in mobile station - Google Patents

Abstract

A method and an apparatus for operating browsers from a mobile terminal in a different form for automatically performing browser conversion between two browsers according to various conditions are provided to perform web browsing by browser interlink between a server type browser and a server type browser. A server type browser mounted in a terminal of a web surfing application form is driven(S110). A terminal is connected to a browser agent sever(S111). A HTTP request message in which URL which the terminal requests is included is transmitted to the browser agent sever with the target web server. A HTTP response message in which the target page content is included is received from the target web server(S112). The browser agent sever composes data suitable for the page contents of the target web server in order to be suitable for the user of the terminal. The target web page is indicated the terminal(S114). The key operation for the display control including a scroll includes a user(S115).

Description

Method and Apparatus for Associating Different Types of Browsers in Mobile Terminals {Method and Apparatus for Associating Browsers Different from Each Other in Mobile Station}

The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for driving a browser supporting an Internet connection in a mobile terminal, and more particularly, to overcome the performance of the mobile terminal through a browser proxy server and to display a web page under active X control. It is equipped with both a server type browser that supports web browsing and a general browser that supports web browsing to ensure end-to-end security because it can respond quickly to a user's connection request and does not go through an intermediate server. The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for freely interlocking browsers so as to perform web browsing with a browser suitable for a specification, speed, and security.

In recent years, as the performance of traffic processing occurring in communication between a mobile terminal and a base station is improved, the mobile terminal may directly access a web server of a general wired Internet. For example, the mobile browser is connected to a wireless portal server based on a WAP (Wireless Application Protocol) as a conventional method, and a full browser for a mobile terminal is used instead of using only limited content provided by a carrier or a content provider affiliated with the carrier. A full browser has been developed to allow free access to wired Internet web servers. In other words, by entering a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) or clicking a linked page address, it is possible to access a wired Internet portal server or all necessary servers and receive necessary information.

However, in the case of a server type browser installed in the mobile terminal, although the web server and the like, which can overcome the performance of the mobile terminal through the browser proxy server and receive the Active X control, can be displayed well, the screen is displayed according to the scroll or the like. Whenever a change is made, new page information must be repeatedly displayed and displayed through the browser proxy server. Therefore, the response rate is slow in response to a user's input / output request, and security information such as a password is transmitted through an intermediate server. The problem is that it is vulnerable to security.

In addition, in the case of a general browser mounted on a mobile terminal, since a quick response to a user's connection request is possible and does not go through an intermediate server, end-to-end security can be secured to enable electronic commerce and the like. In some cases, the web page may not be displayed properly, or a web page including code executable only on a PC, such as an Active X control, may not be displayed at all.

Accordingly, there is a demand for a mobile terminal that can be freely used as needed between a server-type browser and a general browser according to a user's web page request environment.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to solve the above-described problems, and an object of the present invention is to enable a user of a mobile terminal to browse the web with a browser appropriate to the web page, as necessary, in connection with the specification, speed, and security of the web page. In order to provide a free browser interworking method and apparatus between a server-type browser supporting web browsing and a general browser supporting web browsing so as to be advantageous for quick response and security, there is no limitation on display performance of a mobile terminal.

Another object of the present invention is to automatically switch browsers between two browsers having different purposes as described above according to various conditions, thereby enabling the user to selectively use the browser according to the user's purpose of using the Internet, and The present invention provides a browser interworking method and apparatus capable of freely accessing all web pages, eliminating inconvenience in using a user's Internet service, and activating an Internet service through mobile communication.

First, to summarize the features of the present invention, a browser interworking method according to an aspect of the present invention for achieving the object of the present invention as described above, without a first browser or the intermediate server that supports Internet browsing via an intermediate server Providing a web page via a second browser that supports internet browsing; And judging a browser switching, if the driven browser is the first browser, switching to driving of the second browser, and if the driven browser is the second browser, switching to driving of the first browser. do.

In the switching, the browser switching may be performed when a predetermined key of the terminal is selected, or the browser switching may be performed when a web page including a switching instruction code in an address is requested from the terminal. Alternatively, the switching may include requesting, from the terminal, a web page corresponding to any one or more addresses that are previously designated and managed in a database of the intermediate server when the browser being driven is the first browser. When the browser switch may be performed.

In addition, the browser interworking device according to another aspect of the present invention, when the first browser that supports the Internet browsing via the intermediate server is driven, the second browser to determine whether to switch the browser to support the Internet browsing without the intermediate server A first calling unit for calling a switch by driving the browser; And a second caller configured to determine whether to switch the browser when the second browser is driven and to call the switch by driving the first browser.

The first caller may include at least one of at least one address that is pre-specified and managed in a database of the intermediate server when a predetermined key of the terminal is selected, when a web page including a switch instruction code is requested in the address, or when a predetermined key of the terminal is selected. May invoke a browser switch when a web page corresponding to the.

The second caller may call a browser switch when a predetermined key of the terminal is selected or when a web page including a switch instruction code in the address is requested.

According to the browser interworking method and apparatus according to the present invention, free browser interworking between a server-type browser that supports web browsing so that the display performance of the mobile terminal is not limited, and a general browser that supports web browsing to favor quick response and security maintenance By enabling it, the user of the mobile terminal can support web browsing with a suitable browser as needed in relation to the specification, speed, and security of the web page.

In addition, according to the browser interworking method and apparatus according to the present invention, the browser can be automatically switched between the two browsers of different purposes as described above according to various conditions, it is possible to selectively use the browser according to the user's purpose of using the Internet In addition, all web pages on the Internet can be freely accessed, eliminating inconveniences in using the user's Internet service, and activating the Internet service through mobile communication.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings and the contents described in the accompanying drawings, but the present invention is not limited or limited to the embodiments. Like reference numerals in the drawings denote like elements.

Hereinafter, a process of performing web surfing using a server-type browser that supports internet browsing via a browser proxy server as an intermediate server, and then switching to a general browser to support internet browsing without an intermediate server as shown in FIG. 1. The process of switching to a server-type browser to support Internet browsing via an intermediate server while performing web surfing using a general browser will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 3. Reference is made to the mobile communication environment of FIG. 2 in the flowchart descriptions of FIGS. 1 and 3.

Here, it is assumed that the server type browser and the general browser are mounted on a mobile terminal to access a hypertext markup language (HTML) based wired internet web server. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and the present invention is also applicable to a wireless portal server of a mobile carrier based on a WAP (Wireless Application Protocol) or a content provider affiliated with a mobile carrier through a wireless portal server. Can be. In addition, in some cases, the browser interworking technology of the present invention can be extended even when a browser for a wired Internet connection such as Internet Explorer is driven from a wired terminal, such as a desktop PC or a notebook PC, instead of a mobile terminal.

1 is a flowchart illustrating a switch from a server type browser to a general browser in a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

 Referring to FIG. 1, first, when a user requests access to a wired Internet web server through a mobile terminal, a server type browser of a web surfing application type mounted on the terminal may be driven (S110). When the server-type browser is driven, the terminal is connected to the browser proxy server 230 as shown in Figure 2 (S111). At this time, the browser proxy server 230 transmits a Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) request message including a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) requested by the terminal 220 to the corresponding Internet web server 240, and the corresponding web server 240 In step S112, an HTTP response message including the corresponding page content is received. Accordingly, the browser proxy server 230 configures data so that the page content of the web server 240 is suitable for the user interface of the terminal 220 and transmits the data to the terminal 220 (S113). It becomes possible to display (S114). At this time, when the user has a key operation for screen display adjustment such as scrolling and zooming in / out (S115), the corresponding operation command is a browser proxy server to reflect the change on the screen. It is transmitted to 230 (S116). Accordingly, when the browser proxy server 230 configures and transmits the data of the corresponding page, the terminal can display the change of the corresponding web page. Similarly, when the user selects a linked URL or inputs a new URL in the web page, the above processes S112 to S116 are repeated.

As such, the mobile terminal 220 using the server-type browser is a mobile communication network according to WCDMA, CDMA, GSM, etc., as well as a network 210 through which a mobile Internet network, a wired public network, an IP network, etc. may be integrated. In addition, it is possible to browse the wired Internet web servers 240 via the browser agency server 230 operated by the mobile carrier. When the mobile terminal 220 supports web surfing via the browser proxy server 230, the mobile terminal 220 overcomes the performance of the mobile terminal and displays the page data that is difficult to support in the terminal itself, such as a web page subjected to Active X control. can do.

In particular, in the mobile terminal according to the present invention, a server-type browser is driven to determine a browser change while surfing a web page, and is mounted on the terminal 220 to support internet browsing without an intermediate server such as the proxy server 230. The browser may be called (S120). The call of the general browser may be made by hotkey selection on the terminal, or may be made by analyzing the address of the requested page, that is, the URL pattern, or determining whether it is included in the URL list of the browser proxy server 230 (S121).

For example, while a page of a given URL is being displayed through a server-type browser, when the user requests a switch to the general browser by selecting a hotkey by the user, the application is switched to the operation of the general browser and the application of the server-type browser is stopped and the server is stopped. The page of the URL displayed in the browser may be changed to the page through the normal browser. Also, while the page of the predetermined URL is being displayed through the server type browser, when the user requests the page of another URL by selecting the input of the URL or the linked URL, the predetermined conversion indicating the switching to the general browser in the requested URL. If the instruction code is included, the application of the server-type browser is automatically stopped and the operation is switched to the normal browser so that the page of the URL requested by the server-type browser can be changed to the page through the general browser. Such a switching instruction code may be inserted into the URL pattern as special text, numbers, or symbols such as '? Start_local = yes', such as 'http://some.host.com?start_local=yes'. Alternatively, while the page of the predetermined URL is being displayed through the server type browser, when the user requests a page of another URL by selecting an input of the URL or a linked URL, the requested URL is the browser proxy server 230. If one of the pre-specified list is managed in the database of), the server type browser automatically stops starting the application of the general browser as certain information is transmitted from the browser agent server 230 to the server type browser. Switching to run may change the page of the URL requested in a server-type browser to a page through a normal browser.

When it is determined that the switch to the general browser in various ways as described above (S122), the page information included in the HTTP response message is sent directly to the corresponding web server by sending an HTTP request message directly from the terminal via the browser proxy server 230 It may receive and display (S123). When there is a key operation for adjusting the display of the screen such as scrolling and zooming in / out requested by the user, the corresponding operation command is applied to the browser proxy server 230 to reflect the change on the screen. There is no need to be transmitted to, it is processed by the application of the terminal it is possible to display the changes of the corresponding web page to meet the requested operation command. As such, when the terminal supports the web surfing without passing through the browser proxy server 230, it is possible to quickly respond to the user's connection request and secure end-to-end security because it does not pass through the intermediate server.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a switch from a general browser to a server-type browser in a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3, first, when a user requests access to a wired Internet web server 240 through a general browser mounted on a mobile terminal, a corresponding application is driven (S310), and the terminal is a browser proxy server 230. It is possible to directly access the predetermined web server 240 without passing through (S311). Through a general browser, the terminal may directly transmit an HTTP request message to the corresponding web server without passing through the browser proxy server 230, and receive and display page information included in the HTTP response message corresponding thereto (S312). When there is a key operation for adjusting the display of the screen such as scrolling and zooming in / out requested by the user, the corresponding operation command is applied to the browser proxy server 230 to reflect the change on the screen. It does not need to be transmitted to, it is processed by the application for the general browser of the terminal it is possible to display the changes of the corresponding web page to meet the requested operation command (S313).

As such, when using a general browser, the mobile terminal 220 is a mobile communication network according to WCDMA, CDMA, GSM, or the like, as well as a network 210 into which a portable Internet network, a wired public network, an IP network, or the like can be integrated. Through the mobile communication company can browse freely to the wired Internet web servers 240 via the browser agency server 230 is operated.

In this case, in the mobile terminal according to the present invention, even when the general browser is driven and surfs the web page, the mobile terminal is determined to switch the browser and is mounted on the terminal 220 to support Internet browsing via an intermediate server such as the browser agency server 230. The server-type browser can be called (S320). The call of the server type browser may be made by selecting a hotkey on the terminal, or may be made by analyzing an address of the requested page, that is, a URL pattern (S321).

For example, while a page of a given URL is displayed through a general browser, when a user requests a switch to a server type browser by selecting a hotkey by the user, the application is switched to the normal browser and the application of the general browser is stopped and the general browser is stopped. The page of the URL displayed in the browser may be changed to a page through the server type browser. Also, while a page of a predetermined URL is being displayed through a general browser, when the user selects a URL input or requests a page of another URL by selecting a linked URL, the predetermined conversion indicating the switching to the server type browser in the requested URL. If the instruction code is included, the application of the generic browser is automatically stopped and the server-type browser is driven to change the page of the URL requested by the generic browser to the page through the server-type browser. Such a switching instruction code may be inserted in the URL pattern as special text, numbers, or symbols such as '? Start_local = yes', such as 'http://some.host.com?start_local=no'.

When it is determined that the switch to the general browser in various ways as described above (S322), the terminal supports the web surfing via the browser proxy server 230 (S323). That is, the browser proxy server 230 transmits an HTTP request message including the URL requested by the terminal 220 to the Internet web server 240, and the HTTP response including the page content from the web server 240. Receive the message. Accordingly, the browser proxy server 230 configures the data so that the page content of the web server 240 is suitable for the user interface of the terminal 220 and transmits the data to the terminal 220 so that the terminal can display the corresponding web page. It becomes possible. In this case, when the user has a key operation for adjusting the screen display such as scrolling and zooming in / out, the corresponding operation command is applied to the browser proxy server 230 to reflect the change on the screen. ), And when the browser proxy server 230 configures and transmits the data of the page accordingly, the terminal can display the change of the corresponding web page.

4 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 4, the mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a control unit 410, a communication unit 420, a user interface 430, a memory 440, a server-type browser driver 450, and a general browser driver ( 460, a browser linker 470 including a first caller 471 and a second caller 472. Such components may be implemented in software, or may be implemented in hardware or a combination thereof.

Here, according to the present invention, a mobile terminal capable of using the Internet service by using an internet browsing means such as a server-type browser or a general browser mounted on the mobile terminal is a cellular phone or PC supporting a mobile communication protocol such as WCDMA. In addition to being a Personal Communications Services Phone (PCS phone), the synchronous / asynchronous International Mobile Telecommunication-2000 (IMT-2000), notebook PC, desktop PC, Palm Personal Computer, personal It refers to a personal digital assistant (PDA), a smart phone, a wireless application protocol phone (WAP phone), a mobile play-station, and the like.

The controller 410 corresponds to a processor that is in charge of the overall control of the above components of the mobile terminal, and may be configured to include some or all of the above components.

The communication unit 420 is a radio frequency (RF) for communication services such as calls, text message services, Internet services, digital broadcasting viewing, digital media streaming, download and upload, etc. according to wireless communication standards such as CDMA, WCDMA, IMT-2000, and portable Internet. Radio Frequency) signal is transmitted and received.

The user interface 430 includes a microphone, a speaker, a liquid crystal display (LCD), a keypad, and an application for driving the same, and the like, and collectively refer to basic means required for a user to receive a voice call or a data packet service. Through the user interface 430, the user may store necessary information, for example, data related to a photographed image, a phone book, a memo, a wake-up call, download data, etc. in the memory 440, and retrieve and use it whenever necessary.

In particular, the server-type browser driver 450 drives the server-type browser when connected to the Internet web server 240 to support the Internet service via the intermediate server, such as the browser proxy server 230 of FIG. In addition, the general browser driver 460 drives the general browser when directly connected to the Internet web server 240 to support the Internet service without the intermediate server, such as the browser proxy server 230 of FIG. It supports the web browsing so that the display performance of the mobile terminal can be overcome through the browser proxy server 230 and the web page under the Active X control is displayed well, and the user can quickly respond to the user's connection request through the general browser. Since it does not go through the server, it can support web browsing to ensure end-to-end security.

The first caller 471 of the browser interlocking unit 470 determines whether to switch the browser when a server-type browser that supports Internet browsing via an intermediate server such as the browser proxy server 230 of FIG. 2 is driven. You can then invoke the switch by running a normal browser that supports Internet browsing without a corresponding intermediate server. In addition, when the general browser is driven, the second caller 472 of the browser interlocking unit 470 may determine whether to switch the browser and call the switching by driving the server type browser.

For example, as described with reference to FIG. 1, the first caller 471 determines the browser switching while the server type browser is driven and surfs the web page, thereby performing internet browsing without an intermediate server such as the browser proxy server 230. You can call a normal browser to support it. In this case, the call of the general browser may be made by selecting a hotkey on the terminal, or may be made by analyzing the address of the requested page, that is, the URL pattern, or determining whether it is included in the URL list of the browser proxy server 230.

For example, while the page of a predetermined URL is being displayed through the server type browser, the first caller 471 may activate the server type browser 450 if the user selects the corresponding hotkey. The general browser driver 460 may stop the page of the URL displayed in the server-type browser to be changed to the page through the general browser. Also, while a page of a predetermined URL is being displayed through a server type browser, when the user requests a page of another URL by selecting an input of a URL or a linked URL, the predetermined URL indicating a switch to a general browser in the requested URL. If the switch instruction code is included, the first caller 471 causes the server-type browser driver 450 to stop starting the server-type browser and the general browser driver 460 to start the general browser so as to request the request from the server-type browser. You can have the page in the URL you just changed to a page through a regular browser. Such a switching instruction code may be inserted into the URL pattern as special text, numbers, or symbols such as '? Start_local = yes', such as 'http://some.host.com?start_local=yes'. Alternatively, while the page of the predetermined URL is being displayed through the server type browser, when the user requests a page of another URL by selecting an input of the URL or a linked URL, the requested URL is the browser proxy server 230. If it is one of a list that is pre-specified and managed in the database of), as the predetermined information informing the fact from the browser proxy server 230 to the server-type browser is transmitted, the first caller 471 is a server-type browser driver 450 ) Stops the startup of the server type browser and the general browser driver 460 may start the general browser so that the page of the URL requested by the server type browser is changed to a page through the general browser.

In addition, in the mobile terminal according to the present invention, while the general browser is driven and the web page is surfed, the second caller 472 determines the browser switching and performs internet browsing via an intermediate server such as the browser proxy server 230. To support the server-type browser mounted on the terminal 220 may be called. As described in FIG. 3, the server-type browser may be called by hotkey selection on the terminal, or may be made by analyzing an address of a requested page, that is, a URL pattern.

For example, while the page of a predetermined URL is being displayed through the general browser, when the user requests a switch to the server type browser by selecting a hotkey by the user, the second caller 472 causes the general browser driver 460 to use the general browser. The server type browser driving unit 450 may stop the start of the server type browser to start the server type browser so that the page of the URL displayed in the general browser may be changed to a page through the server type browser. Also, while a page of a predetermined URL is being displayed through a general browser, when the user selects a URL input or requests a page of another URL by selecting a linked URL, the predetermined conversion indicating the switching to the server type browser in the requested URL. If the instruction code is included, the second caller 472 causes the general browser driver 460 to stop starting the general browser and the server type browser driver 450 to start the server type browser so that the URL requested by the general browser is included. May be changed to a page through a server-type browser. Such a switching instruction code may be inserted in the URL pattern as special text, numbers, or symbols such as '? Start_local = yes', such as 'http://some.host.com?start_local=no'.

The functions used in the methods and systems disclosed herein may be embodied as computer readable code on a computer readable recording medium. The computer-readable recording medium includes all kinds of recording devices in which data that can be read by a computer system is stored. Examples of computer-readable recording media include ROM, RAM, CD-ROM, magnetic tape, floppy disk, optical data storage, hard disk, removable storage, and also carrier wave (for example, transmission over the Internet). It also includes the implementation in the form of. The computer readable recording medium can also be distributed over network coupled computer systems so that the computer readable code is stored and executed in a distributed fashion.

As described above, the present invention has been described by way of limited embodiments and drawings, but the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains various modifications and variations from such descriptions. This is possible. Therefore, the scope of the present invention should not be limited to the described embodiments, but should be determined not only by the claims below but also by the equivalents of the claims.

1 is a flowchart illustrating a switch from a server type browser to a general browser in a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a diagram illustrating a mobile communication environment using an Internet service according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a switch from a general browser to a server-type browser in a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Claims (7)

Providing a web page through a first browser that supports internet browsing via an intermediate server or a second browser that supports internet browsing without the intermediate server; And Determining that the browser is switched, if the driven browser is the first browser, switching to driving of the second browser, and if the driven browser is the second browser, switching to driving of the first browser; Through the first browser, the web page displayed on the web page according to the information transmitted by configuring the data supported by the terminal in the intermediate server for the web page requested to the Internet server, And a web page displayed on the web page requested to the internet server according to the information directly received from the internet server through the second browser. The method of claim 1, wherein the converting step, When the predetermined key of the terminal is selected, the browser interworking method characterized in that for performing the browser switch. The method of claim 1, wherein the converting step, And when the web page including the switch instruction code in the address is requested from the terminal, performing the browser switch. The method of claim 1, wherein the converting step, When the browser running is the first browser, performing the browser switching when a web page corresponding to any one of at least one address previously designated and managed in the database of the intermediate server is requested from the terminal. A browser interworking method characterized by the above-mentioned. A first caller configured to determine whether to switch the browser when the first browser supporting the Internet browsing via the intermediate server is driven and to call the switching to the driving of the second browser supporting the Internet browsing without the intermediate server; And A second caller configured to determine whether to switch the browser when the second browser is driven and to call the switch to drive the first browser, Through the first browser, the web page displayed on the web page according to the information transmitted by configuring the data supported by the terminal in the intermediate server for the web page requested to the Internet server, And a web page displayed on the web page requested to the internet server according to the information directly received from the internet server through the second browser. The method of claim 5, wherein the first call unit, When a predetermined key of the terminal is selected, when a web page including a switch instruction code is requested in an address, or when a web page corresponding to any one or more addresses previously designated and managed in a database of the intermediate server is displayed. Browser interlock device, characterized in that it invokes a browser switch when requested. The method of claim 5, wherein the second call unit, A browser interlock device, characterized in that when a predetermined key of the terminal is selected, or when a web page including a switch instruction code in an address is requested.

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