Method for providing mobile service using code-pattern

• US 7,419,097 B2
• Filed: 09/06/2005
• Issued: 09/02/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 03/07/2003
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Coding Technologies, LLC (Leigh M. Rothschild)
• Original Assignee: KT Freetel Co., Ltd. (KT Corporation)
• Inventors: Lee, Jae-Jun, Shin, Young-Jun
• Primary Examiner(s): Lee, Michael G.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Haupt, Kristy A
• Application Number:
  US11/221,301
• Publication Number:
  US 20060065733A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,092 Days
• Field of Search: 235/462.46, 235/462.11, 235/462.45, 379/910
• US Class Current: 235/462.11
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9554 by using bar codes
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 19/06037 multi-dimensional coding
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 7/10722 Photodetector array or CCD scanning
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/14 specially adapted for billing systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/322 Aspects of commerce using mobile devices [M-devices]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/3276 using a pictured code, e.g. barcode or QR-code, being read by the M-device
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/30 Managing network names, e.g. use of aliases or nicknames name-to-address mapping H04L61/45
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/04 specially adapted for terminals or networks with limited capabilities; specially adapted for terminal portability
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/329 in the application layer [OSI layer 7]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/40 Network security protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/2755 by optical scanning
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72445 for supporting Internet browser applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/68 Payment of value-added services
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2215/0196 Payment of value-added services, mainly when their charges are added on the telephone bill, e.g. payment of non-telecom services, e-commerce, on-line banking
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42 Systems providing special services or facilities to subscribers specially adapted for wireless communication networks H04W4/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/493 Interactive information services, e.g. directory enquiries ; Arrangements therefor, e.g. interactive voice response [IVR] systems or voice portals
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00244 with a server, e.g. an internet server fax-servers or the like for store and forward H04N1/324
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00307 with a mobile telephone apparatus constructional features of portable telephone sets H04M1/0202; mobile radio systems H04W84/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00326 with a data reading, recognizing or recording apparatus, e.g. with a bar-code apparatus arrangements for the associated working of recording or reproducing apparatus with related apparatus G11B31/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00334 with an apparatus processing barcodes or the like arrangements for sensing record carriers G06K7/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0084 : Digital still camera
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/16 : Communication-related supplementary services, e.g. call-transfer or call-hold
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 379/91 : Bar code or optical character reader with telephone

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.

Claims

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.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the content information comprises at least one of the following:

image, sound, moving picture, and text data related to the content.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the content information is application information for an event.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the content information request message further comprises a service identifier for indicating a service type.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the content information comprises specific region information.

6. The method of claim 5, further comprising:

receiving a language selection request message from the service provider server; and

transmitting the language selection information, received from a user, to the service provider server.

7. The method of claim 5, further comprising:

receiving a detail item selection request message from the service provider server;

receiving a detail item selection from a user and transmitting the detail item selection to the service provider server; and

receiving information related to the selected detail item from the service provider server,

wherein the detail item comprises at least one of the following;

destination information, shopping center information, population information, map information, public office information and traffic information around the specific region.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the code pattern is a two-dimensional barcode.

9. A method of providing content with the use of a code pattern in a service provider server, the method comprising:

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.

10. The method of claim 9, further comprising:

transmitting a language selection request message to the user terminal; and

receiving a language selection message including the selected language information from the user terminal.

11. The method of claim 9, further comprising:

transmitting a detail item selection request message to the user terminal;

receiving a selected detail item message from the user terminal; and

transmitting a detail item corresponding to the selected detail item message to the user terminal, wherein the detail item comprises at least one of the following;

destination information, shopping center information, population information, map information, public office information and traffic information around the specific region.

12. The method of claim 9, wherein the code pattern is a two-dimensional barcode.

13. An apparatus of providing content with the use of a code pattern, the apparatus comprising:

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.

14. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the content information comprises specific region information.