Abstract: The present invention provides a method and system for providing a user-customized virtual keyboard to a user's smartphone, in which characters in various languages can be input and a background skin of the keyboard can be selected by the user. The present invention also provides a method and system for providing a user-personalizable virtual keyboard capable of providing the user's personal text data inputted by using the keyboard selected by the user to a third party including the keyboard provider, and the keyboard provider can process the input text data provided by the user. The present invention further provides a method and system for providing a user compensable keyboard capable of providing related news and various compensation information including advertisement contents searched by the keyboard provider, to the user's smartphone based on the user's input text data provided by the user.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a device and method for authenticating users and obtaining user signatures, which can be provided in business services using networks and various user information devices including information devices equipped with touch displays such as smartphones, or desktop PCs, laptops, tablet PCs, CCTVs, IoT, self-driving cars, drones, etc. and, more specifically, to a device and method for authenticating users and obtaining user digital signatures which, as an encryption key/password generation and verification system for user authentication to be provided in various web-based businesses in which various information devices are serviced in a client-server or peer-to-peer model network environment and in app-based businesses running on a specific platform, is simpler and ensures confidentiality and security.

Abstract: Mobile cloud and mobile cloud computing for a user-customized survey or election service system and method are provided. The mobile cloud and mobile cloud computing-based user-customized survey or election service provides an editor's metadata frame for creating user-customized survey or election service contents to information devices including user's smartphone from a service server and a metadata description frame database for generating the editor's metadata frame and storing the user's contents to the service server.

Abstract: Mobile cloud and mobile cloud computing for a user-customized survey or election service system and method are provided. The mobile cloud and mobile cloud computing-based user-customized survey or election service provides an editor's metadata frame for creating user-customized survey or election service contents to information devices including user's smartphone from a service server and a metadata description frame database for generating the editor's metadata frame and storing the user's contents to the service server.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a device and method for authenticating users and obtaining user signatures, which can be provided in business services using networks and various user information devices including information devices equipped with touch displays such as smartphones, or desktop PCs, laptops, tablet PCs, CCTVs, IoT, self-driving cars, drones, etc. and, more specifically, to a device and method for authenticating users and obtaining user digital signatures which, as an encryption key/password generation and verification system for user authentication to be provided in various web-based businesses in which various information devices are serviced in a client-server or peer-to-peer model network environment and in app-based businesses running on a specific platform, is simpler and ensures confidentiality and security.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method and system for providing a user-customized virtual keyboard to a user's smartphone, in which characters in various languages can be input and a background skin of the keyboard can be selected by the user. The present invention also provides a method and system for providing a user-personalizable virtual keyboard capable of providing the user's personal text data inputted by using the keyboard selected by the user to a third party including the keyboard provider, and the keyboard provider can process the input text data provided by the user. The present invention further provides a method and system for providing a user compensable keyboard capable of providing related news and various compensation information including advertisement contents searched by the keyboard provider, to the user's smartphone based on the user's input text data provided by the user.

Abstract: Mobile cloud and mobile cloud computing for a user-customized survey or election service system and method are provided. The mobile cloud and mobile cloud computing-based user-customized survey or election service provides an editor's metadata frame for creating user-customized survey or election service contents to information devices including user's smartphone from a service server and a metadata description frame database for generating the editor's metadata frame and storing the user's contents to the service server.

Abstract: A database-based system is provided for performing an opinion collecting service that provides information necessary for deciding and presenting opinions of users and collecting information containing the opinions of the users. The system consists of a server, a plurality of user terminals connected to the server over a network, and a database configured to store information containing the opinions of the users. The database for the system is designed with three different phases: 1) conceptual design of a survey database; 2) logical/physical design for the survey database; and 3) construction of the survey database.

Abstract: A password generation method of a touch terminal includes receiving a touch input on a display from a user, obtaining touch information which obtains at least one of location information, color information or touch time interval information of a point where a touch is input, receiving account information, and combining the touch information with the account information to generate a password.

Abstract: Character input device includes touch screen; word dictionary database; first keypad information database for storing information on first keypad; second keypad information database for storing information on second keypad; first keypad creation unit for displaying the first keypad; first key touch recognition unit for acquiring character code corresponding to value of the first key from the first keypad information database and invoking second keypad creation unit; the second keypad creation unit for creating and displaying the second keypad on the first keypad; second keypad touch recognition unit for acquiring character code corresponding to touch movement from the second keypad information database; input character string creation unit for creating one or more input character strings by combining the character code of the first key with the character codes acquired by the second keypad touch recognition unit; and word recognition processing unit for extracting and displaying character strings of a complet

Abstract: This invention rotates to a method for entering characters into a small keypad with a limited number of keys or information appliances with a liquid crystal panel such as PDA. The object of the present invention is to provide a character entry method to ensure the efficiency of letter entry, the expandability and adaptability of information services, and the information and communication service method thereby, which substantially obviates problems due to limitations and disadvantages of the multi-tap and single-tap method. The distinctive features of the present invention are representative character keys, a virtual keypad, and virtual key entry method on the virtual keypad mode, in entering multiple characters by means of a keypad with about 12 keys. Moreover, the present invention provides a character entry method ensuring the input efficiency of various characters. The present invention can be utilized as an interface in the mobile info-communication services.

Abstract: A database-based system is provided for performing an opinion collecting service that provides information necessary for deciding and presenting opinions of users and collecting information containing the opinions of the users. The system consists of a server, a plurality of user terminals connected to the server over a network, and a database configured to store information containing the opinions of the users. The database for the system is designed with three different phases: 1) conceptual design of a survey database; 2) logical/physical design for the survey database; and 3) construction of the survey database.

Abstract: A system for providing a background advertisement to a virtual key input unit on an information communication terminal supporting a touch user interface (TUI) is provided. The system comprises an advertisement providing server configured to provide advertisement contents and the information communication terminal. The information communication terminal further comprises a processor, a display configured to display a key input method, a transparent skin input unit generator executed by the processor and configured to generate a transparent skin input unit, an advertisement contents skin generator executed by the processor and configured to generate an advertisement contents skin, a skin combiner executed by the processor and configured to combine the transparent skin input unit and the advertisement contents skin, and a wireless connection detector configured to detect whether free wireless access is available to the information communication terminal and notify a result to the user.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and a system for configuring a menu in a smart device, which configure a menu of an application in a smart device, and the method of configuring a menu includes: collecting, by a smart device, information about one or more of a keyword, a title, and a tag of an application, and determining the collected information as a keyword for searching for a semantic menu, classifying the keyword determined by the smart device as a semantic menu, and displaying the classified semantic menu on the smart device. According to the present invention, there is an effect in that menu operability of a user and user convenience in searching for an application may be improved, and a user may manage an application based on User eXperience (UX).

Abstract: Character input apparatus includes: touch screen; first keypad information database storing information on first keypad; second keypad information database storing information on second keypad; first keypad generation unit displaying the first keypad including character key on the touch screen during character input mode; first key touch recognition unit acquiring character code corresponding to first key from the first keypad information database and invoking second keypad generation unit, when the first key is sensed on the first keypad; the second keypad generation unit generating the second keypad including character keys related to the first key by invocation by the first key touch recognition unit, and displaying the second keypad on the touch screen; and second key touch recognition unit acquiring character corresponding to touch movement action from the second keypad information database and displaying the character on the touch screen, when the touch movement action is sensed on the second keypad.

Abstract: A method for providing user-customized contents, includes: receiving contents order information from a user and constructing a contents order information DB; opening the contents order information DB; receiving contents corresponding to the contents order information from a contents provider; and providing the received contents in a user-customized form.

Abstract: This invention rotates to a method for entering characters into a small keypad with a limited number of keys or information appliances with a liquid crystal panel such as PDA. The object of the present invention is to provide a character entry method to ensure the efficiency of letter entry, the expandability and adaptability of information services, and the information and communication service method thereby, which substantially obviates problems due to limitations and disadvantages of the multi-tap and single-tap method. The distinctive features of the present invention are representative character keys, a virtual keypad, and virtual key entry method on the virtual keypad mode, in entering multiple characters by means of a keypad with about 12 keys. Moreover, the present invention provides a character entry method ensuring the input efficiency of various characters. The present invention can be utilized as an interface in the mobile info-communication services.

Abstract: A method for providing a background image to a virtual key input device for display on an information communication terminal thereof supporting a touch user interface (TUI). The method includes receiving, via the information communication terminal, a selection of settings by a user for a virtual key input unit, generating the virtual key input unit using the selected settings, the virtual key input unit being transparent, receiving, via the information communication terminal, a selection of background contents by the user for the virtual key input unit, and generating a background skin based on the selected background contents, and combining the transparent virtual key input unit and the background skin.

Abstract: Methods for searching for information based on user's intention and for providing information include an editor meeting searcher's intention detected using analysis results for keywords and searches contents having metadata associated with metadata input through the editor. As a result, a search may be formed by detecting searcher's intention from information input by a searcher, inducing a detailed metadata input based on the detected intention, and using the input metadata.

Abstract: A total homepage service providing system includes an information provider information administration unit configured to register and administrate information of an information appliance of an information provider and information of the information provider; a homepage generation unit configured to automatically generate a homepage which can be displayed on the information appliance of the information provider and an information appliance of an information user, using metadata received from the information appliance of the information provider; a homepage registration and administration unit configured to store a file of the generated homepage, and register and administrate the homepage; and an index generation and administration unit configured to generate one or more homepage indexes for an information search, using keywords extracted and classified from the generated homepage, and administrate the generated homepage indexes.