KR101007017B1 - Method and apparatus for selecting POI between different users using location base service - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for selecting a PIO between users using a location-based service. More particularly, the present invention relates to a method for identifying a location between users using one or more terminals that can communicate with each other, and to determine an optimal location or shortest location between users. The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for selecting a PIO between users using a location-based service that sets a POI within a searched range after searching a distance.

Method and apparatus for selecting a PIO between users using the location-based service of the present invention, the first terminal to determine the current location; A second step of checking whether the first terminal approves the communication from the second terminal in order to exchange location information of the selected second terminal; A third step of exchanging location information of the first terminal and the second terminal when the communication approval is confirmed from the second terminal; A fourth step of setting a search radius using any one or more of arrival time or reach distance information caused by the movement of the first terminal and the second terminal, and searching for PIO within the search radius; The technical feature of the present invention includes a fifth step of setting the selected PIOI as a destination when any one of the found PIOIs is selected.

Navigation, Terminal, Location Based, POI

Description

Method and apparatus for selecting POI between different users using location base service}

The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for selecting a PIO between users using a location-based service. More particularly, the present invention relates to a method for identifying a location between users using one or more terminals that can communicate with each other, and to determine an optimal location or shortest location between users. The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for selecting a PIO between users using a location-based service that sets a POI within a searched range after searching a distance.

In general, a location-based service (hereinafter referred to as "LBS") refers to various application systems and services that accurately identify and utilize a location of a person or a thing. Recently, the location-based service has become the most growthable new service field according to the development of the Internet and mobile communication technology and service technology and the evolution of mobile phones, PDAs and navigation.

The location information of the location-based service device is identified by an adjacent base station or access point, and provides service information desired by the user when a request for service information is made from the user.

In addition, the next-generation location-based services of the GPS (Global Positioning System) method using satellites are gradually expanded, and the location of the location-based service apparatus is more precisely determined using GPS.

Conventional mobile communication terminals that only exchange location information with each other grasp location information from each other, but have not been able to identify an optimal place or shortest distance between users, and are also determined by exchanging opinions between users in selecting a specific place. In addition, it is difficult to select a place in an unknown area.

The present invention devised to solve the problems of the prior art as described above is to determine the location of the terminal using one or more terminals capable of mobile communication between each other, to search for the optimal place or the shortest distance between the user and the corresponding range It is an object of the present invention to provide a method and apparatus for selecting a PIO between users using a location-based service for selecting a POI within a network.

The object of the present invention is a first step of the first terminal to determine the current position; A second step of checking whether the first terminal approves the communication from the second terminal in order to exchange location information of the selected second terminal; A third step of exchanging location information of the first terminal and the second terminal when the communication approval is confirmed from the second terminal; A fourth step of setting a search radius using any one or more of arrival time or reach distance information caused by the movement of the first terminal and the second terminal, and searching for PIO within the search radius; When any one of the retrieved PIOs is selected, the PIO is selected by using a location-based service including a fifth step of setting the selected PIOI as a destination.

In addition, another object of the present invention is a position information detection unit for detecting the position information of the first terminal and the second terminal; A communication unit for exchanging location information between the first terminal and the second terminal; A storage unit for storing any one or more of one or more second terminal lists for exchanging location information with the communication unit, information of PIOI, and map information for path searching; A controller configured to set a search radius of the PIOI using at least one of arrival time or distance information between the first terminal and the second terminal; And selecting a PIO between users using a location-based service including a display unit for setting and displaying a selected PIO among the PIOs included in the search radius by the controller.

Therefore, the method and apparatus for selecting a PIO between users using the location-based service of the present invention identify the location between users by using the location-based service, search for an optimal place or the shortest distance, and then search for a POI within the searched range. By selecting, there is an effect of setting a compromised POI between users.

In addition, the present invention has another effect that can set the POI according to the user's situation by setting the search radius using the arrival time or the reach distance by the movement between users.

In addition, the present invention has another effect of setting the POI using another algorithm associated with the user's situation when the POI is not retrieved.

In addition, the present invention has another effect of setting the POI suitable for the moving means by applying the moving means by which the user moves by varying the method of setting the POI according to the type of the terminal used by the user.

The terms or words used in this specification and claims are not to be construed as being limited to their ordinary or dictionary meanings, and the inventors may appropriately define the concept of terms in order to best describe their invention. It should be interpreted as meaning and concept corresponding to the technical idea of the present invention based on the principle that the present invention.

Therefore, the embodiments described in the specification and the drawings shown in the drawings are only the most preferred embodiment of the present invention and do not represent all of the technical idea of the present invention, various modifications that can be replaced at the time of the present application It should be understood that there may be equivalents and variations.

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

1 is a block diagram of an apparatus for selecting a PIO between users using a location-based service according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 1, the terminal 100 includes a location information detector 110, a communication unit 120, a storage unit 130, a display unit 140, an input unit 150, and a controller 160.

The terminal 100 includes a navigation or mobile communication terminal, and includes a first terminal or a second terminal.

The location information detection unit 110 is for identifying the location information of the terminal, and receives the signals of the GPS or the base station to determine the location of the first terminal and the second terminal.

The communication unit 120 exchanges location information between terminals. When the communication unit 120 performs an approval process for exchanging location information before exchanging location information, the communication unit 120 exchanges location information.

In addition, when receiving the traffic information collected in real time to search the optimal place or the shortest distance between the terminal, the search using the traffic information.

The storage unit 130 stores one or more terminal lists for exchanging location information, and stores map information for route search. In addition, after exchanging the location information, and searching for the optimal place or the shortest distance between the terminals to set the appropriate point of interest (hereinafter referred to as "POI"), the detailed information of the POI to indicate the information about the POI Save it.

The detailed information of the POI includes a parking situation of the POI, which can confirm whether parking is possible when moving through a car, and user satisfaction given by users who have used the POI. In addition, when there is a mobile communication terminal among the one or more terminals exchanging location information, the time of arrival or reach by public transportation is calculated by reflecting the use of public transportation, the subway station is set close, and the POI is classified by business type. Information such as this is included.

When the POI is set using the arrival time or the reach distance information between one or more terminals that exchange the location information, the display unit 140 sets and displays the POI and displays the related information of the POI.

The related information of the POI may be a drink advertisement when the POI is a bar, and may include an advertisement indicating food information, a location, and the like of the POI.

The input unit 150 may add a list of terminals stored in the storage unit 130 and receive the input using an identification number of the terminal. In addition, after searching for the optimal place or the shortest distance between the terminals, it may be selected by the user among one or more POIs found within the range.

The controller 160 controls the GPS receiver 110, the communicator 120, the storage 130, the display 140, and the input 150. When location information is exchanged with a terminal selected by a user, a predetermined search radius is set based on an intermediate point between terminals using arrival time or distance information, and one or more POIs of the set search radius are indicated.

If the POI does not appear within the predetermined search radius, the search radius set to the range is enlarged or the search radius is eccentrically increased or moved in the moving direction of each terminal. In addition, when the intersection is in the range, a search radius is further set in which the eccentricity is less than the eccentric search radius in the moving direction with respect to the road other than the moving directions of the first terminal and the second terminal.

If more than one POI is found, the sum of the arrival time or the distance to the POI between terminals is small or one POI is selected using information of the POI. Information of the POI is selected based on the criteria stored in the storage 130, and the criteria priority may be set by the user. In addition, the POI may be selected from the user through the input unit 150.

When there is a mobile communication terminal among the one or more terminals exchanging location information, the information on the selected POI is transmitted as a text (SMS) or a multimedia file (MMS), thereby providing information to a user using the mobile communication terminal. When transmitting data to the mobile communication terminal, an intermediary server is used.

2 is an embodiment of an apparatus for selecting a PIO between users using a location-based service according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 2, the first terminal 210, the intermediate server 220, and the second terminal 230 are configured.

The first terminal 210 may receive location information from the second terminal 230 and may receive location information of the second terminal 230 identified by the mediation server 220.

In order to exchange location information of the first terminal 210 and the second terminal 230, a predetermined approval process is required. The first terminal 210 requests whether the second terminal 230 approves the exchange of the location information, and when the second terminal 230 accepts the approval, the location information is transmitted and received.

When any one or more of the first terminal 210 and the second terminal 230 is a mobile communication terminal, any one of the first terminal 210 and the second terminal 230, the intermediary server 220 is a mobile communication terminal. The location information is identified and the location information is transmitted. In addition, when an appropriate POI is selected based on an intermediate point between the first terminal 210 and the second terminal 230, the detailed information of the selected POI, that is, a map, a phone number, or a location of the POI, is transmitted as a text message to the mobile communication terminal. In addition, the multimedia file can receive information including directions.

This may be selected and received by the user having a mobile communication terminal, the text or multimedia file is transmitted from the intermediate server 220 or from the first terminal 210 or the second terminal 230 is not a mobile communication terminal send. In addition, even if the mobile communication terminal originated to include a text or multimedia file to each terminal (210 or 230).

3 is a flowchart of a method for selecting a PIO between users using a location-based service according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 3, the first terminal determines the current location (S310), checks whether the second terminal for exchanging location information is approved, and performs communication between the first terminal and the second terminal through the approval process. Enable it (S320).

If communication between the first terminal and the second terminal is possible, each location information is exchanged (S330), and the POI within a predetermined search radius is searched based on an intermediate point between the first terminal and the second terminal using the location information. (S340).

It is determined whether or not the searched POI exists (S350), and if it does not exist, the search radius is widened to re-search the POI (S360). In the re-searching method, the POI is searched by increasing the search radius or setting the search radius eccentrically based on an intermediate point in a movement direction of at least one of the first and second terminals. In addition, when the intersection is included in the search radius, the search radius is further set to search for a road that is less eccentric than the eccentric search radius in the moving direction for the road that is not the moving direction of the first terminal and the second terminal.

The optimal POI is selected from one or more of the searched POIs (S370), and the method of selecting the optimal POI includes selecting a small arrival time or a sum of reach distances to the POIs of the first terminal and the second terminal, or detailing the POI. You can choose by. The detailed information of the POI includes at least one of parking information or user satisfaction of the POI.

In addition, when at least one of the first terminal and the second terminal is a mobile communication terminal, the mobile communication terminal searches for or selects the POI by calculating the arrival time or the reach distance by public transportation.

The POI may automatically select an optimal POI by the first terminal or the second terminal, may be selected by the user, and display the selected POI by setting it as a destination (S380).

When a POI is selected and set as a destination, relevant information may be displayed. When at least one of the first terminal and the second terminal is a mobile communication terminal, the mobile communication terminal may provide information on the directions, phone numbers, or locations of the selected POI. Any one or more of these may be received. This is by the user's choice, and can be transmitted as a text or multimedia file, and the text or multimedia file is transmitted from the mediation server.

4 is an embodiment of selecting a PIO between users using a location-based service according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4A illustrates a predetermined search radius 420 starting from the intermediate point 410 between the first terminal and the second terminal. When the POI is within the search radius 420, the optimal POI is selected. 4A shows that no POI was found within the search radius 420.

4B shows an eccentric search in a moving direction with respect to a road other than the moving directions of the first terminal and the second terminal since the search radius 420 is eccentrically widened about an intermediate point in the moving direction of the second terminal and an intersection is included. A search radius 450 is further set in which the degree of eccentricity is smaller than the radius. At this time, since the POI 440 exists in the search radius 420, it is set as the optimal POI 440.

4C shows that when the POI is not searched, the search radius 420 is increased, and the POI 450 exists in another search radius 460 having the search radius increased. At this time, since the POI 450 exists in the search radius 460, the optimal POI 450 is set.

Although the present invention has been shown and described with reference to the preferred embodiments as described above, it is not limited to the above embodiments and those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit of the present invention. Various changes and modifications will be possible.

1 is a block diagram of an apparatus for selecting a PIO between users using a location-based service according to an embodiment of the present invention;

2 is an embodiment of an apparatus for selecting a PIO between users using a location-based service according to an embodiment of the present invention;

3 is a flow chart of a method for selecting a PIO between users using a location-based service according to an embodiment of the present invention;

4 is an embodiment of selecting a PIO between users using a location-based service according to an embodiment of the present invention.

<Explanation of symbols for the main parts of the drawings>

100: vehicle terminal 110: GPS receiver

120: communication unit 130: storage unit

140: display unit 150: input unit

160: control unit 210: first terminal

220: intermediary server 230: second terminal

Claims (26)

A first step of determining, by the first terminal, the current location; A second step of checking whether the first terminal approves the communication from the second terminal in order to exchange location information of the selected second terminal; A third step of exchanging location information of the first terminal and the second terminal when the communication approval is confirmed from the second terminal; A fourth step of setting a search radius using any one or more of an arrival time or a reach distance following the movement of the first terminal and the second terminal, and searching for PIOI within the search radius; And A fifth step of setting the selected pioneer as a destination when any one of the found pioneers is selected; Including, but the PIO of the fourth step is within a predetermined search radius starting from the intermediate point between the first terminal and the second terminal, if the PIO is not searched, characterized in that for expanding the search radius How to select PIO between users using location based service. The method of claim 1, And selecting the second terminal in the second step is input by the user using an identification number. The method of claim 1, The arrival time of the third step is to select the PIO between users using a location-based service, characterized in that for receiving and calculating the traffic information. delete delete The method of claim 1, The method of selecting a PIO between users using a location-based service, characterized in that for setting the search radius eccentrically based on an intermediate point in any one or more of the first terminal or the second terminal. The method of claim 6, When the intersection is included in the search radius, the location-based search radius is further set for a road that is less than the eccentric search radius in the moving direction with respect to the road other than the moving directions of the first terminal and the second terminal. How to select PIO between users using service. The method of claim 1, The first terminal and the second terminal is a method of selecting a PIO between users using a location-based service, characterized in that any one of a navigation or a mobile communication terminal. The method of claim 8, When at least one of the first terminal and the second terminal is the mobile communication terminal, the mobile communication terminal calculates the arrival time or the reach distance by the use of public transportation. How to Select The method of claim 1, In the fifth step of selecting the PIO eye, a method of selecting a PIO between users using a location-based service, characterized in that the sum of the arrival time or the reach distance between the PIO of the first terminal and the second terminal is small. . The method of claim 1, The method of selecting the PIO between the users using the location-based service, characterized in that the selection of the PIO eye of the fifth step is selected by the PIO eye detailed information. The method of claim 11, The detailed method of selecting a PIO between users using a location-based service, characterized in that the PIO information includes at least one of parking information and user satisfaction. The method according to any one of claims 1 and 10 to 12, When at least one of the first terminal and the second terminal is a mobile communication terminal, the mobile communication terminal is characterized in that any one or more of the information on the map, phone number or location of the selected PIO How to select PIO between users using base services. A location information detector for detecting location information of the first terminal and the second terminal; A communication unit for exchanging location information between the first terminal and the second terminal; A storage unit for storing any one or more of one or more second terminal lists for exchanging location information with the communication unit, information of PIOI, and map information for path searching; A control unit for setting a search radius of PIO using one or more of arrival time or distance information between the first terminal and the second terminal; A display unit for setting and displaying a selected PIOI as a destination among PIOs included in a search radius in the controller; Including, but if the PIO is not searched in the control unit, the device for selecting a PIO between users using a location-based service, characterized in that for expanding the search radius. 15. The method of claim 14, And an input unit configured to receive an identification code from a user to store the second terminal in the storage unit. 15. The method of claim 14, The arrival time is a device for selecting a PIO between users using a location-based service, characterized in that for receiving and calculating the traffic information collected in real time from the communication unit. 15. The method of claim 14, The PIO is a device for selecting a PIO between users using a location-based service, characterized in that within a predetermined search radius starting from the intermediate point between the first terminal and the second terminal. delete The method of claim 17, Apparatus for selecting a PIO between users using a location-based service, characterized in that for setting the search radius eccentrically based on the intermediate point in the movement direction of any one or more of the first terminal or the second terminal. The method of claim 19, When the intersection is included in the search radius, the location-based search radius is further set for a road that is less than the eccentric search radius in the moving direction with respect to the road other than the moving directions of the first terminal and the second terminal. Device for selecting a PIO between users using a service. 15. The method of claim 14, The first terminal and the second terminal is a device for selecting a PIO between users using a location-based service, characterized in that any one of a navigation or a mobile communication terminal. The method of claim 21, When at least one of the first terminal and the second terminal is the mobile communication terminal, the mobile communication terminal calculates the arrival time or the reach distance by the use of public transportation. Device to select. 15. The method of claim 14, The PIOI selection is a device for selecting a PIO between users using a location-based service, characterized in that to select a small sum of the arrival time or the distance to reach the PIO of the first terminal and the second terminal. 15. The method of claim 14, The device for selecting a PIO between users using a location-based service, characterized in that the PIO selection is selected by the PIO eye detailed information. The method of claim 24, The PIO eye detailed information is a device for selecting a PIO between users using a location-based service, characterized in that it comprises at least one of parking information or user satisfaction. The method according to any one of claims 14 and 23 to 25, When at least one of the first terminal and the second terminal is a mobile communication terminal, the mobile communication terminal is characterized in that any one or more of the information on the map, phone number or location of the selected PIO Device for selecting PIO between users using the base service.

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