KR100677963B1 - A mobile terminal with a faculty of announcing position and method for operating the same - Google Patents

Abstract

A mobile terminal having a position notifying function and an operating method thereof are provided to enhance user's convenience by setting information for a position notifying service, offering a position of a user to the other side, and automatically terminating the service when the user arrives at a destination. An operating method of a mobile terminal having a position notifying function comprises the following several steps. Information about a destination and a notification target person are registered in the mobile terminal and a position notifying service is driven(S300). According as a user moves toward the destination, local information is received from a corresponding base station according to a preset cycle and is notified to the user(S302,S304). The received local information is compared with the registered information about the destination at every preset time intervals(S306). In case the received local information is the same as the registered information about the destination, the position notifying service is terminated(S312). Otherwise, the steps S302, S304, and S306 are repeated.

Description

A mobile terminal having a location notification function and a method of operating the same {A MOBILE TERMINAL WITH A FACULTY OF ANNOUNCING POSITION AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THE SAME}

1 is a block diagram showing the structure of a mobile terminal having a location notification function according to the present invention;

2 is a flowchart illustrating a process of registering information to perform a location notification service using a mobile terminal according to the present invention;

3 is a flowchart illustrating a process of performing a location notification service by a mobile terminal using the information registered in FIG. 2 according to one embodiment of the present invention;

4 is a flowchart illustrating a process in which a mobile terminal performs a location notification service using information registered in FIG. 2 according to another embodiment of the present invention.

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100: base station 110: storage medium

120: receiving module 130: message module

140: transmission module 150: control module

160: key input unit

The present invention relates to a mobile terminal, and more particularly, to a mobile terminal having a location notification function and a method of operating the same.

The personal mobile communication service currently provided is a large capacity communication processing system and provides a service based on a cellular structure to handle a large number of calls, and the mobile terminal receives a service from a cell to which it belongs. The cellular mobile communication service has a location management function that keeps track of the location of the current mobile terminal in order to reduce the scope of finding the mobile terminal when paging the mobile terminal due to the caller's request and to simplify the process. have. The location management refers to a function of automatically updating data in a database when a mobile terminal moves between cells, and the data is frequently updated due to the increase of cells. Used as a basic unit.

Two standards for location management in mobile communication systems are currently IS-41 and Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM). IS-41 is mainly used in North America, while GSM is mainly used in Europe. A database is used to store information regarding the location of mobile terminals. In standards such as IS-41 and GSM, location management methods use two types of databases to manage the location of mobile terminals: the home location database and the visitor location database. Each location has an independent location management system for managing the location of mobile terminals by applying the location management method defined in the standard.

The location data of the mobile terminal is recorded in the Visitor Location Register (VLR) in the Mobile Services Switching Center (MSC) of the location area to which the mobile terminal belongs, which is the Home Location Register (HLR). (Notice. The home location register may be several devices that semi-permanently record information on the mobile subscriber. However, one subscriber is registered with one home location register and information related to the identity of the user of the mobile terminal. And data on where the mobile terminal is currently located.

Research into the location of the mobile terminal user using the mobile communication system has been continued.

Identifying the location of the user can enhance the product's competitiveness by providing various additional functions such as applying to a function such as a logistics classification system or vehicle tracking in addition to the basic functions for communication.

A conventional method of determining the location of a user may be described as a method using location registration information using a wireless network or an external tracking method.

Referring to the method of identifying the location of the mobile terminal user using the wireless network, the mobile terminal registers the current location periodically or when the cell changes. At this time, by using the message transmission used to transmit the location of the base station to which the mobile terminal is currently connected or obtain information of the base station where the mobile terminal is located by using the information received at the exchange.

In such a case, there is a slight difference in accuracy depending on the radius of the cell, but since it is possible to obtain location information without additional equipment, it can be used to provide services such as logistics vehicles, call taxi dispatch management.

On the other hand, the external tracking is a method of connecting the GPS (Global Position System), DGPS (Differential GPS), etc. to the mobile terminal to transmit the precise location information to the control center through a special terminal.

In the case of GPS or DGPS, a relatively accurate position can be obtained, but a special external device is required.

However, the conventional positioning of the mobile terminal is a method for tracking the location of the user as needed by the other person rather than voluntarily notifying the location to the other person.

This conventional method has a problem that the privacy of the user who does not want to expose the location information because the user's location is exposed to other people regardless of the user's intention in recent years.

An object of the present invention is to solve the problems of the prior art, by setting the information for the location notification service to drive it and by providing an interface that can automatically terminate the location notification service when the destination arrives, It is to provide a mobile terminal having a location notification function that can improve the convenience.

Another object of the present invention, after setting the destination information and the notification target information for the location notification service to provide their location information to the notification target, and terminates the operation of the location notification service when the destination is reached, the user's convenience The present invention provides a method for notifying location of a mobile terminal that can be improved.

Still another object of the present invention is to set the notification target information for the location notification service and provide the location information to the notification target, and to terminate the operation of the location notification service upon arrival to the notification target, thereby improving user convenience. The present invention provides a method for notifying location of a mobile terminal.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a mobile terminal having a location notification function, comprising: a storage medium storing information on a registered destination and notification target information from a user, and receiving the location information of the user from a corresponding base station; A module, a message module for processing the area information received from the base station into a message form, a transmission module for receiving the message generated by the message module and transmitting the received message to the notification subject, and the area information received from the base station; And a control module for terminating the driving of the location notification service when the location information of the destination matches and displaying the location information received from the corresponding base station on the mobile terminal.

In addition, the present invention for achieving another object of the present invention, a location notification method using a mobile terminal, the first step of driving the location notification service after registering the destination information and the notification target information to its mobile terminal; A second step of receiving area information from a corresponding base station at a predetermined period and notifying a user as the mobile station moves to the destination; and a third step of comparing the received area information and registered destination information at a predetermined time interval; And a fourth step of terminating the location notification service when the received region information and the registered destination information coincide with each other as a result of the comparison in the third step; and as a result of the comparison, the received region information and the registered region information If there is no match, the method proceeds to the second step and includes a fifth step of performing a subsequent step.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a location notification method using a mobile terminal, comprising the steps of: a) setting a mobile terminal phone number of a notification subject, registering the mobile terminal with a mobile terminal, and then driving a location notification service; b) receiving location information from a corresponding base station at a predetermined interval and notifying a user as the vehicle moves to the destination; c) receiving location information of the notification subject at a predetermined interval; and d) receiving the received location information. Comparing the received local information with the location information of the received notification subject; and e) terminating the location notification service if the received region information matches the location information of the received notification subject. And f) if the received region information and the registered region information do not match as a result of the comparison, go to step b. It proceeds to perform the subsequent steps.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a block diagram illustrating a structure of a mobile terminal having a location notification function according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, the mobile terminal is a storage medium 110 in which local information and destination information of a destination registered by a user are stored, and is driven according to a notification period to receive the local information from the base station 100. ), A transmission module that receives the region information received through the reception module 120 and processes the message module 130 into a message form, and transmits the message generated by the message module 130 to the notification target through the base station 100. 140, the control module for terminating the operation of the location notification service when the area information received from the base station 100 and the area information of the destination match, and displays the area information received from the base station 100 to the mobile terminal; 150 and a key input unit having a plurality of keys for controlling the overall functions of the mobile terminal and transmitting a key signal to the control module 150 according to the manipulation of the keys. 160.

In particular, the key input unit 160 includes a driving key for driving the location notification service and an ending key for terminating the driving.

When the key signal for driving the location notification service is input from the key input unit 160, the control module 150 provides an information input window for setting the location notification service, and then inputs the information input in the information input window, that is, the region information of the destination and The notification target information is stored in the storage medium 110 and the location notification service is driven.

As the location notification service is driven, the control module 150 drives the reception module 120 at predetermined time intervals to receive local information from the corresponding base station 100.

The notification subject information may be a phone number of the mobile terminal of the notification subject, wherein the message module 130 processes the local information received by the receiving module 120 into a short message or a voice message, and transmits the transmission module 140 and the base station. Through the 100 is transmitted to the mobile terminal of the notification subject.

In addition, when the information of the notification target is the phone number of the mobile terminal, the destination information may be location information of the mobile terminal of the notification target, wherein the control module 150 notifies the base station 100 through the transmission module 140. After requesting the location information of the mobile terminal of the target person receives it and stores it in the storage medium (110). Here, the control module 150 requests and receives the location information of the mobile terminal of the notification target at a predetermined interval, and thus, the destination information stored in the storage medium 110 is updated at predetermined intervals.

The control module 150 of the mobile terminal according to the present invention may close or flip a folder or receive / send a voice call, use the wireless Internet, or receive / send a short message after the location notification service is driven. Regardless of whether the key signal of the driving end key is input from the key input unit 160 or the region information stored in the storage medium 110 matches the region information received from the base station 100, the location notification service is driven. Ends.

The storage medium 110 accumulates and stores destination information and notification target information registered by a user as a list.

The user may select any one of the information stored in the storage medium 110 and set the information for the location notification service.

A process of performing a location notification service using the mobile terminal as described above will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 to 3.

2 is a flowchart illustrating a process of registering information to perform a location notification service using a mobile terminal according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2, first, a user selects a location notification function using a menu key provided in the key input unit 160 (S200).

Then, the sub-menu according to the positioning function is displayed on the liquid crystal display screen of the mobile terminal (S202), and the user can input the information of the destination and the destination information by selecting information input from the sub-menu. When inputting, the control module 150 stores and registers the information input by the user in the storage medium 110 (S204). In this case, the storage medium 110 may selectively use a hard disk, a RAM, a ROM, and the like provided in the mobile terminal.

If the user selects the information input after selecting the location notification function in step S200, the control module 150 displays the information previously stored in the storage medium 110 on the liquid crystal display screen, and the user can select one of the displayed information. By selecting either one, destination information and notification target information can be selected.

Here, the notification target information may be a mobile terminal telephone number of the notification target, and the destination information may be location information of the mobile terminal of the notification target.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a process of performing a location notification service by a mobile terminal using information registered in FIG. 2 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3, when a user operates the location notification service driving key of the key input unit 160 after performing the process of FIG. 2, the control module 150 receives a key signal corresponding to the driving key from the key input unit 160. Receives the input to drive the location notification service (S300).

When the user starts moving to the destination after driving the location notification service, the control module 150 receives the current area information through the receiving module 120 from the corresponding base station 100 of the area where the call is possible at a preset time interval. In operation S304, the current location information of the user is displayed on the liquid crystal display screen of the mobile terminal using the received region information.

As a method of displaying the current location information to the user, the current location information is notified to the user by outputting a name corresponding to the purpose through a liquid crystal display screen or a speaker of the mobile terminal.

Then, the control module 150 compares the destination information with the current location information of the user and determines whether they match (S306).

As a result of the determination in step S306, when the destination information does not match the current location information of the user, the control module 150 provides the current user location information to the message module 130, and controls the message module 130 to present the user. After processing the location information in the form of a message and transmits to the base station 100 through the transmission module 140, to provide its location information to the notification target (S308), and feeds back to step S302 to proceed to the next step.

Here, when the information of the notification subject is a wired terminal, the message module 130 processes the location information of the user in a voice form and transmits it to the base station 100 through the transmission module 140, and the information of the notification subject is a mobile terminal. When the user's location information is processed in the form of a short message or a voice message and transmitted to the base station 100 through the transmission module 140. Accordingly, the base station 100 provides the location information of the user to the notification target.

As a result of the determination in step S306, when the destination information and the user's current location information match, the control module 150 generates a message indicating that the destination has been reached (S310), and terminates the operation of the location notification service (S312). .

Here, as a method of notifying the arrival of the destination, a destination corresponding to the purpose is output through a liquid crystal display screen or a speaker of the mobile terminal to inform the user of the arrival of the destination.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a process of performing a location notification service by a mobile terminal using information registered in FIG. 2 according to another embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a process of performing a location notification service when the destination information is a mobile terminal of notification target information in a process of registering a location notification service.

Referring to FIG. 4, when a user operates the location notification service driving key of the key input unit 160 after performing the process of FIG. 2, the control module 150 receives a key signal corresponding to the driving key from the key input unit 160. Receive the input to drive the location notification service (S400).

When the user starts moving to the destination after driving the location notification service, the control module 150 receives the current area information through the receiving module 120 from the corresponding base station 100 of the area where the call is possible at a preset time interval. In operation S404, the current location information of the user is displayed on the liquid crystal display screen of the mobile terminal using the received region information.

As a method of displaying the current location information to the user, the current location information is notified to the user by outputting a name corresponding to the purpose through a liquid crystal display screen or a speaker of the mobile terminal.

Then, the control module 150 receives the location information of the notification target from the base station 100 and stores it in the storage medium 110 as destination information (S406).

Then, the control module 150 compares the received location information of the notification target and the current location information of the user and determines whether the matching (S408).

As a result of the determination in step S408, if the location information of the received notification target and the current location information of the user do not match, the control module 150 provides the current user location information to the message module 130, and the message module 130. After controlling the location information of the current user in the form of a message and transmits to the base station 100 through the transmission module 140, after providing their location information to the notification subject (S410) and then fed back to step S402 Perform the steps.

Here, the message module 130 processes the location information of the user in the form of a short message or a voice message and transmits it to the base station 100 through the transmission module 140. Accordingly, the base station 100 provides the location information of the user to the notification target.

As a result of the determination in step S408, when the location information of the received notification target and the current location information of the user match, the control module 150 generates a message indicating that the destination has been reached (S412), and then starts the operation of the location notification service. It ends (S414).

Here, as a method of notifying the arrival of the destination, a destination corresponding to the purpose is output through a liquid crystal display screen or a speaker of the mobile terminal to inform the user of the arrival of the destination.

In an embodiment different from the embodiment of the present invention, the driving of the location notification service is described only when the destination information and the current location information coincide with each other. .

The present invention is not limited to the above-described specific preferred embodiments, and various modifications can be made by any person having ordinary skill in the art without departing from the gist of the present invention claimed in the claims. Of course, such changes will fall within the scope of the claims.

As described above, the present invention provides a function of notifying a person at the destination of his / her own location at a specified period when the user returns home or moving to a specific appointment place, and confirms his / her location. It is possible to protect the privacy of the user as well as improve the user's convenience because the location of the user is provided by the other person without the discretion of the user's location.

Claims (15)

A location notification method using a mobile terminal, A first step of registering a destination information and notification target information with a mobile terminal and then driving a location notification service; A second step of receiving area information from a corresponding base station at a predetermined period and notifying a user as the user moves to the destination; A third step of comparing the received area information with registered destination information at predetermined time intervals; A fourth step of terminating the location notification service when the received region information and the registered destination information match as a result of the comparison of the third step; A fifth step of proceeding to the second step and performing a subsequent step if the received area information and the registered area information do not match as a result of the comparison; Location notification method of the mobile terminal comprising a. The method of claim 1, The method may include terminating the location notification service when a key signal for terminating the location notification service is input. The method of claim 1, The notification subject information, the location notification method of the mobile terminal, characterized in that the phone number of the mobile terminal or wired terminal of the notification subject. The method of claim 3, wherein When the notification target is a mobile terminal telephone number, the location information received from the base station is processed into a short message or voice message and provided to the mobile terminal of the notification target through the base station. Notification method. The method of claim 3, wherein When the notification target is a wired terminal, the location information received from the base station is processed into a voice message form and provided to the wired terminal of the notification target through the base station. The method of claim 1, In the second step, the location information received from the base station to the user terminal outputs a liquid crystal display or a speaker of the mobile terminal to notify the user, characterized in that the. The method of claim 1, The fourth step may include outputting a message indicating arrival of a destination to a liquid crystal display screen or a speaker of the mobile terminal. Location notification method of the mobile terminal further comprising. A location notification method using a mobile terminal, a) setting a mobile phone number of the notification subject and registering the mobile terminal with a mobile terminal and then driving a location notification service; b) receiving area information from a corresponding base station at a predetermined period and notifying the user as the user moves to the destination; c) receiving location information of the notification subject at a predetermined interval; d) comparing the received area information with location information of the received notification subject; e) terminating the location notification service when the result of the comparison matches the received location information and location information of the received notification subject; f) if the received region information and the registered region information does not match as a result of the comparison, proceeding to step b to perform subsequent steps Location notification method of the mobile terminal comprising a. The method of claim 8, The step b, location notification method of the mobile terminal, characterized in that to inform the user by outputting the area information received from the base station to the liquid crystal display screen or speaker of the mobile terminal. The method of claim 8, The step e, the step of outputting a message indicating the arrival of the destination to the liquid crystal display screen or the speaker of the mobile terminal Location notification method of the mobile terminal further comprising. A mobile terminal having a location notification function, A storage medium storing information of a destination and notification target information registered from a user; A receiving module for receiving location information of the user from a corresponding base station; A message module for processing region information received from the corresponding base station into a message form; A transmission module for receiving a message generated by the message module and transmitting the received message to the notification target; Control module for terminating the operation of the location notification service when the area information received from the base station and the area information of the destination match, and displays the area information received from the base station to the mobile terminal Mobile terminal having a location notification function comprising a. The method of claim 11, The mobile terminal terminates the location notification service when a key signal for terminating the location notification service is input. The method of claim 11, The notification subject information is a mobile terminal telephone number of the notification subject, The message module is a mobile terminal having a location notification function, characterized in that for processing the area information received from the base station in the form of a voice or short message. The method of claim 13, The destination information is a mobile terminal telephone number of the notification subject; The control module receives location information from the base station controlling the mobile terminal of the notification target through the reception module, and compares the received location information with area information received from the corresponding base station. Mobile terminal with the function. The method of claim 11, The notification subject information is a telephone number of a wired terminal, The message module is a mobile terminal having a location notification function, characterized in that for processing the area information received from the base station in the form of a voice message.

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