KR100917192B1 - Mobile Phone And Method For Providing Location Information thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a mobile communication terminal capable of providing information on whether a specific subscriber station selected as a location search target is located in a specific area selected based on a current location of the mobile communication terminal, and a method of providing location information thereof.

Region, subscriber terminal, location information

Description

Mobile communication terminal and location information providing method thereof {Mobile Phone And Method For Providing Location Information

1 is a schematic diagram showing a user location using a conventional terminal.

2 is a flowchart illustrating a function of identifying a conventional user position.

3 is a control block diagram of a mobile communication terminal according to the present invention.

Figure 4 is a schematic diagram showing the configuration of a preferred embodiment of a method for providing location information of a mobile communication terminal of the present invention.

5 is a flowchart of a preferred embodiment of a method for providing location information of a mobile communication terminal according to the present invention.

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60 ........ Mobile communication terminal 62 ......... Input means

64 ............ Display means 66 .........

67 ........ Memory 68 ......... Control

70 ........

The present invention relates to a mobile communication terminal, and more particularly, to a mobile communication terminal capable of searching for a location of a specific subscriber terminal for each region and a method for providing location information thereof.

In general, the global positioning system (GPS) is a system that can accurately determine the position of a GPS function user using satellites. Recently, the navigation function can be performed through the connection of various communication networks with the GPS function.

 For example, a car navigation system is a system that is mounted on a vehicle and provides magnetic location information. The GPS function is mounted on a personal mobile communication terminal such as a cellular phone, a personal communication phone (PCS), a personal digital assistant (PDA) terminal, as well as a vehicle, and can provide user location information.

Recently, various services such as a service for finding a location of a friend, a lover, a child, etc. using a terminal equipped with a GPS function or a PDA are provided. Hereinafter, a user's location is provided through a mobile communication terminal using the GPS function. Let's look at how to search.

1 is an exemplary schematic diagram illustrating a conventional method for searching a location of a specific terminal, and FIG. 2 is an exemplary flowchart illustrating a conventional location search process.                         

As illustrated, when the user of the terminal 10 equipped with the GPS function sends a signal requesting the location information of the user of the specific terminal 20, the base station 30 receives the signal and sends the signal to the switching center 40. (Step 50).

The switching center 40 determines whether the specific terminal 20 which the user of the terminal 10 wants to find is registered with the switching center on the basis of the signal received from each base station 30 (step 52).

The specific terminal 20 has been registered and the switching center 40 finds the location where the specific terminal 20 is located based on the registration information for the specific terminal 20 (step 54). In addition, the switching center 40 transmits the result of the position search for the specific terminal 20 to the terminal 10 of the user requesting information on the position of the specific terminal 20 (step 56).

On the terminal 10 having received the location information of the specific terminal 20 from the switching center 40, the location information of the specific terminal 20 is displayed (step 58).

Through this process, it is possible to search the current location of the specific terminal 20 that the user wants to find.

However, the above conventional location retrieval method has the following problems.

When using a service for locating a specific terminal 20 using a terminal 10 or a PDA equipped with a conventional GPS function, a service must be registered among desired persons to use the service, and the specific terminal 20 Only the location of can be identified.                         

Therefore, in the case of the conventional location search method, location information for each region about people around the user may not be obtained based on the current location of the user.

An object of the present invention for solving the above problems is to provide a mobile communication terminal and a method for providing location information thereof that can provide location information of a specific subscriber station located in a specific region based on the current location of the mobile communication terminal. .

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According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a mobile communication terminal comprising: selecting means for selecting a specific subscriber station as a location search target; When a specific region is selected based on the current location of the mobile communication terminal, information on the selected specific region and specific subscriber terminal is transmitted to the switching center, and as a result of the transmission, whether the specific subscriber terminal is located in the specific region from the switching station. Retrieving means for receiving information about the device; And display means for displaying location information of the specific subscriber station located in the specific area by using the received information.
In addition, the method for providing location information of a mobile communication terminal according to the present invention for achieving the above object, selecting a specific area based on the current location of the mobile communication terminal; Selecting a specific subscriber station as a location search target; Transmitting information of the selected specific region and specific subscriber station to an exchange station; Receiving information from the switching center on whether the particular subscriber station is located in the specific area; And displaying location information of the specific subscriber station located in the specific area by using the received information.

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According to the present invention having the above-described configuration, it is possible to determine the location of the specific subscriber terminal belonging to the specific area selected based on the current location of the mobile communication terminal to contribute to the user's convenience.

Hereinafter, a configuration of a preferred embodiment of a mobile communication terminal and a method for providing location information using a GPS function of a mobile communication terminal according to the present invention having the above-described configuration will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

3 is an exemplary control configuration of a mobile communication terminal according to the present invention. 4 is a schematic diagram illustrating a method for providing location information of a mobile communication terminal according to the present invention, and FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating a method for providing location information.

The mobile communication terminal 60 according to the present embodiment having the control structure shown in FIG. 3 is equipped with a GPS function, and communicates with the switching center 70 so that specific subscriber terminals 80 are located in a specific region. It is possible to search whether or not it is in the.

The terminal 60 according to the present embodiment shows information about the input means 62 where service selection or information input is made by the user and the state of the terminal 60 in response to a signal input to the terminal 60. And display means 64 for displaying the information, and retrieval means 65 for performing information retrieval and the like through communication with the outside.

The retrieval means 65 of the present embodiment is a transmission / reception section 66 which communicates with the switching center 70, and from the input means 62 to the switching station 70 based on an input signal in accordance with a program stored in the memory 67. The control unit 68 selects the information to be transmitted and selects the information desired by the user from the search result received from the switching center 70 and transmits the information to the display means 64.

When the user selects a regional search function through the input means 62, the controller 68 transmits information on a target to be searched through the transceiver 66 via the local location search program stored in the terminal memory 67 or the like. To 70.                     

The switching center 70 searches for a location where a specific subscriber station 80 selected in the terminal 60 is located according to a region-specific search request from the terminal 60, and selects a specific subscriber station in a specific region selected from the terminal 60 ( The location information of 80 is transmitted to the terminal 60.

The transceiver 66 transmits a signal received from the switching center 70 to the controller 68, and the controller 68 displays the location information thereof when the specific subscriber station 80 is located in the specific region. Forwarded to (64).

The display means 64 converts the signal transmitted from the controller 68 into image information and displays the image information.

The following describes a method for providing location information of a mobile communication terminal having the control configuration as described above.

As shown in FIG. 5, a user who wants to search by region selects a region searching function through the input unit 62 to find another subscriber station in a specific region (step 100). In this case, the regional search function may be selected by moving the cursor in the sub menu of the GPS function, or may be selected by an electronic pen on the displayed screen.

Next, in the regional search function, the user inputs a specific region to search for (step 102). The selection of a specific region may be performed by text input through a keyboard, or the user may select a specific region on a two-dimensional image screen or input using an electronic pen or handwriting recognition technology.                     

In addition, according to the exemplary embodiment, instead of directly inputting a specific region, the user may automatically select a region to which the current location of the user terminal 60 belongs by merely selecting a region-specific search function.

When the specific region to be searched is selected, the selected specific region information and the specific subscriber station 80 information to be searched are transmitted to the switching center to request a region-specific search (step 104). In this case, the target group to be searched may be arbitrarily designated by the user in the regional search menu, or may be specified among subscribers registered in the user's address book.

Since the switching center 70 always stores information such as service area, terminal status, terminal number, etc. in terminals in the database, it is possible to find the location of the specific subscriber terminal 80.

Therefore, when the exchange 70 receives a region-specific search request, the subscriber station 80 searches whether the specific subscriber stations 80 are registered with the exchange station 70 and its location information, and if the specific subscriber stations 80 are located in the selected specific region, The location information on the location is transmitted to the terminal 60 requesting the location search (step 106). In this case, the location information of the specific subscriber stations 80 may be provided as two-dimensional image information indicating the location of the specific subscriber terminal 80 on a map of the specific region, or may be provided as text information.

The terminal 60 receives the searched result from the switching center 70, and uses the received result to determine whether there is a specific subscriber terminal 80 that the user finds in the specific region (step 108).

If there is a specific subscriber terminal 80 that the user finds, the location information of the subscriber is displayed on the display means 62 (step 110). In this case, the display means 64 may display the contact information of the subscriber in a specific area in text, or may display a two-dimensional image indicating the location of the subscriber on the map.

If there is no specific subscriber terminal 80 that the user is looking for, it is possible to display that there is no corresponding information or to display a map of a specific region without displaying the corresponding subscriber on the map of the 2D image (step 112). ).

In the present invention, a specific subscriber station 80 designated by a user on the basis of a specific region using a function of searching for the location of the specific subscriber station 80 and an information database of the specific subscriber station 80 of the switching center 70. Search for the location of). If there is a specific subscriber station 80 to be searched for in the region as a result of the search, the location information of the specific subscriber station 80 is displayed. Through the above-described process, the present invention enables location search by region. .

The scope of the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, but is defined by the claims, and it is obvious that the present invention includes various modifications and adaptations made by those skilled in the art within the scope of the same as those described in the claims.

According to the present invention having the above configuration, it is possible to search whether a specific subscriber station is located in a specific area based on the current location of the mobile communication terminal. Therefore, it is possible to be in contact with people in a specific area in an urgent situation and the like, so that a quick response is possible.

In addition, according to the present invention, when a particular subscriber station is located in a specific area, it is possible to provide a location on the map of the terminal together with the location information of the specific area, thereby providing a great convenience for a variety of users. You can do it.

Claims (11)

Selecting a specific area based on the current location of the mobile communication terminal; Selecting a specific subscriber station as a location search target; Transmitting information of the selected specific region and specific subscriber station to an exchange station; Receiving information from the switching center on whether the particular subscriber station is located in the specific area; And And displaying the location information of the specific subscriber station located in the specific area by using the received information. delete The method of claim 1, wherein the receiving step, Method for providing location information of a mobile communication terminal performed using a GPS function. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of selecting a specific region, Method for providing location information of a mobile communication terminal for selecting the specific region corresponding to the region name input from the outside. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of selecting a specific region, Method for providing location information of a mobile communication terminal for selecting the specific region from the map image displayed through the mobile communication terminal. delete The method of claim 1, wherein the step of selecting a specific subscriber station, Method for providing location information of the mobile communication terminal for selecting the particular subscriber station of the at least one subscriber station registered in the address book of the mobile communication terminal. The method of claim 1, wherein displaying the location information comprises: Method for providing location information of a mobile communication terminal to display the location information of the particular subscriber terminal on the map image. The method of claim 1, wherein displaying the location information comprises: The mobile communication terminal location information providing method for displaying the telephone number of the specific subscriber station together with the location information of the specific subscriber station. Input means for selecting a specific subscriber station as a location search target; When a specific region is selected based on the current location of the mobile communication terminal, information on the selected specific region and specific subscriber terminal is transmitted to the switching center, and as a result of the transmission, whether the specific subscriber terminal is located in the specific region from the switching station. Retrieving means for receiving information about the device; And And display means for displaying location information of the specific subscriber station located in the specific area by using the received information. The method of claim 10, wherein the search means, A mobile communication terminal that receives information on whether the specific subscriber station is located in the specific region by using a GPS function.

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