Method for providing mobile service using code-pattern
First Claim
1. A method of providing content with the use of a code pattern in a user terminal, the method comprising:
- photographing a code pattern image which contains code information corresponding to a uniform resource locator (URL) of a webpage;
transmitting a content information request message, including the photographed code pattern image, to a service provider server, wherein the service provider server analyzes the received code pattern image so as to obtain code information corresponding to the code pattern image and extract a webpage content, including content information, corresponding to the code information; and
receiving the webpage content from the service provider server.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for providing a mobile service with the use of a code pattern is disclosed In one embodiment, the method comprising: taking a photograph of a code pattern image, decoding the photographed code pattern image so as to obtain code information, extracting uniform resource locator (URL) information corresponding to the code information, transmitting a content information request message to a service provider server corresponding to the URL information, and receiving content information corresponding to the URL information from the service provider server. According to embodiments of the present invention, it is possible to provide various and convenient mobile services to mobile terminal users using a mobile terminal, having a camera, and a code pattern containing the URL information.
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14 Claims
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1. A method of providing content with the use of a code pattern in a user terminal, the method comprising:
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photographing a code pattern image which contains code information corresponding to a uniform resource locator (URL) of a webpage; transmitting a content information request message, including the photographed code pattern image, to a service provider server, wherein the service provider server analyzes the received code pattern image so as to obtain code information corresponding to the code pattern image and extract a webpage content, including content information, corresponding to the code information; and receiving the webpage content from the service provider server. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of providing content with the use of a code pattern in a service provider server, the method comprising:
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generating code information corresponding to webpage address information including content information relating to a specific region; generating a code pattern image corresponding to the code information; receiving a content information request message including a photographed code pattern image and a service type identifier from a user terminal; extracting the code information corresponding to the photographed code pattern image and the service type identifier; extracting the webpage address information corresponding to the extracted code information; obtaining a webpage content including a content information using the extracted webpage address information; and transmitting the obtained webpage content to the user terminal. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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13. An apparatus of providing content with the use of a code pattern, the apparatus comprising:
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a code pattern generating unit configured to generate a code pattern image corresponding to information regarding a webpage address associated with content information; a code distribution unit configured to analyze a service identifier, which is included in a message received from a user terminal, and to classify a service type corresponding to the service identifier; a code pattern image analysis unit configured to analyze the code pattern image and to obtain code information corresponding to the code pattern image; a code information analysis unit configured to obtain webpage address information corresponding to the code information; a transceiver configured to receive the message from the user terminal and to transmit the content information; and a database management unit configured to manage a database which stores the code information and the webpage address information. - View Dependent Claims (14)
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