Method and system for providing selected service by displaying numbers and strings corresponding to inputted buttons
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1. A method of providing an Internet access service, comprising:
- (a) receiving, at a user terminal, an input signal for a numeric button, wherein the numeric button corresponds to a number and a charter;
(b) recognizing the input signal as a number and a character corresponding to the number;
(c) displaying the number and the character on a number string display region and a character string display region of the user terminal, respectively, wherein the number and character string display regions have different respective locations on the user terminal;
repeating (a) through (c) until there is any input signal for a function button;
on receiving the input signal for the function button, determining if the function button is associated with the number string display region or the character string display region; and
if the function button is associated with the character string display region, transmitting an Internet access request including a character string displayed on the character string display region to an Internet service access apparatus, wherein the character string comprises a plurality of characters.
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Abstract
A method and system for providing a mobile service is disclosed. In one embodiment, both of numbers and characters, corresponding to numeric buttons entered by a user, are displayed on two separate display regions, respectively. According to one embodiment, a voice call or wireless Internet service being selected by the user can be quickly performed. Furthermore, it does not need to learn how to use, it is easy for a user to access information quickly, and to enhance the user convenience because a user can select one of various services via one button push.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of providing an Internet access service, comprising:
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(a) receiving, at a user terminal, an input signal for a numeric button, wherein the numeric button corresponds to a number and a charter;
(b) recognizing the input signal as a number and a character corresponding to the number;
(c) displaying the number and the character on a number string display region and a character string display region of the user terminal, respectively, wherein the number and character string display regions have different respective locations on the user terminal;
repeating (a) through (c) until there is any input signal for a function button;
on receiving the input signal for the function button, determining if the function button is associated with the number string display region or the character string display region; and
if the function button is associated with the character string display region, transmitting an Internet access request including a character string displayed on the character string display region to an Internet service access apparatus, wherein the character string comprises a plurality of characters. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method of providing an Internet access service, comprising:
- receiving, at an Internet service access apparatus, an Internet access request including a character string from a user terminal, wherein the character string comprises a plurality of characters, wherein the user terminal displays i) a number string comprising a plurality of numbers and ii) the character string, corresponding to numeric buttons which the user enters, on a number string display region and a character string display region of the user terminal, respectively, and if a function button associated with the character string display region is entered, the user terminal transmits the Internet access request to the Internet service access apparatus;
obtaining the character string from the Internet access request;
determining whether or not the obtained character string comprises more than one character;
if the character string comprises more than one character, transmitting a uniform resource locator (URL) request including the character string to a character string domain name system (DNS) server and receiving a URL corresponding to the character string from the character string DNS server; and
transmitting the URL corresponding to the character string to the user terminal. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
- receiving, at an Internet service access apparatus, an Internet access request including a character string from a user terminal, wherein the character string comprises a plurality of characters, wherein the user terminal displays i) a number string comprising a plurality of numbers and ii) the character string, corresponding to numeric buttons which the user enters, on a number string display region and a character string display region of the user terminal, respectively, and if a function button associated with the character string display region is entered, the user terminal transmits the Internet access request to the Internet service access apparatus;
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13. A user terminal for providing an Internet access service, comprising:
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a display section;
a keypad comprising a plurality of numeric buttons and a plurality of function buttons, wherein each numeric button corresponds to a number and a character;
a button recognition processor configured to recognize numbers and characters that are associated with the numeric buttons, wherein the numbers form a number string and the characters form a character string;
a display controller configured to display the number string and the character string on a number string display region and a character string display region, respectively, wherein both regions are independent from each other;
a signal generator configured to determine if the function button is associated with the character string display region when the function button is entered, and generate an Internet access request including the character string on the character string display region if the inputted function button is associated with the character string display region; and
a transceiver configured to transmit the Internet access request to an Internet service access apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (14)
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15. An Internet service access system for providing an Internet access service, comprising:
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a proxy server configured to i) receive an Internet access request including a character string, comprising a plurality of characters, from a user terminal, ii) obtain the character string from the Internet access request, iii) transmit a uniform resource locator (URL) corresponding to the character string to the user terminal, wherein the user terminal is configured to display
1) a number string comprising a plurality of numbers and
2) the character string, corresponding to numeric buttons that the user enters, on a number string display region and a character string display region of the user terminal, respectively, and if a function button corresponding to the character string display region is entered, the user terminal is further configured to transmit the Internet access request to the Internet service access apparatus; and
a character string domain name system (DNS) server, being in data communication with the proxy server through a communication network, configured to provide a URL corresponding to the character string by comparing previously stored character strings with previously stored URLs. - View Dependent Claims (16)
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17. One or more processor-readable storage devices having processor-readable code embodied on the processor-readable storage devices, the processor-readable code for programming one or more processors to perform a method of providing an Internet access service, the method comprising:
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(a) receiving, at a user terminal, an input signal for a numeric button, wherein the numeric button corresponds to a number and a charter;
(b) recognizing the input signal as a number and a character corresponding to the number;
(c) displaying the number and the character on a number string display region and a character string display region of the user terminal, respectively, wherein the number and character string display regions are different in location from each other;
repeating (a) through (c) until there is any input signal for a function button;
on receiving the input signal for the function button, determining if the function button is associated with the number string display region or the character string display region; and
if the function button is associated with the character string display region, transmitting an Internet access request including a character string being displayed on the character string display region to an Internet service access apparatus, wherein the character string comprises a plurality of characters.
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18. A method of providing an Internet access service, comprising:
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a) receiving, at a mobile terminal, a plurality of key inputs each of which is associated with a number and at least one character, wherein the mobile terminal comprises a first display region and a second display region, which have different respective locations on the mobile terminal;
b) recognizing the key inputs as numbers and corresponding characters, wherein the numbers form a number string and the characters form a character string, and wherein the mobile terminal is configured to provide an Internet access service based on the character string; and
c) displaying the number string and the character string on the first and second display regions, respectively. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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20. An Internet service access apparatus for providing an Internet access service, comprising:
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means for receiving, at a mobile terminal, a plurality of key inputs each of which is associated with a number and at least one character, wherein the mobile terminal comprises a first display region and a second display region, which have different respective locations on the mobile terminal;
means for recognizing the key inputs as numbers and corresponding characters, wherein the numbers form a number string and the characters form a character string, and wherein the mobile terminal is configured to provide an Internet access service based on the character string; and
means for displaying the number string and the character string on the first and second display regions, respectively.
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