KR101158743B1 - System for offering book location information and method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a system and method for providing book location information, and more particularly, to a book location information providing system and method for allowing a bookstore user to easily find a book using visualized location information of a book search terminal. do. According to the book position information providing system and method of the present invention, in order to allow the user to easily grasp the route on the book guide map of the book search terminal, the title of the book is exposed and the image is stored in the bookshelf and the current position. Integrating the route information up to the position of the book provides an image-based route information, which makes it easy to identify the position of the book.

Description

System and method for providing book location information {SYSTEM FOR OFFERING BOOK LOCATION INFORMATION AND METHOD THEREOF}

The present invention relates to a system and method for providing book location information, and more particularly, to a book location information providing system and method for allowing a bookstore user to easily find a book using visualized location information of a book search terminal. will be.

Generally, a person who wants to buy a book visits the bookstore and obtains information (location, inventory, etc.) about the book they are looking for through the bookstore's computer.

The bookstore's book search system provides a book search service that enables book information to be searched using classified items such as book name, author, publisher, price, and publication date. The book retrieval system constructs a database to classify book-related data for various purposes, accumulates and stores them so that they do not overlap each other, and enables users to easily retrieve the necessary book information at any time.

1 is a view showing a search result of a conventional book search system.

In the case of searching a conventional book, the search terminal displays the location information of the book in a combination of English and numbers, for example, [K 12], and the user's visit is indicated by displaying the map of the bookstore in the shop guide map.

After acquiring information about the location of the desired book, the user finds and moves to the library in which the book is located. After finding the library, he finds the book he wants among numerous books. The user recognizes the location of the book and the area of the book displayed on the shop guide map in order to locate the book. However, it is not easy for the user to find the location of the book only with this information. In this case, if you don't know the overall internal structure of the bookstore, it's hard to go to the place where the book you want to find is intuitive.

As described above, a user who wants to find a desired book in a place such as a bookstore has to move in a random direction to find a book position of the book. After finding the book, the book in the library space is searched by hand. There was an inconvenience to look through.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, the present invention intuitively visualizes the location information on the book search terminal so that the user can easily find the book he / she wants in a place such as a bookstore. The present invention provides a system and a method of realizing a photograph as it is exposed in a bookshelf.

The objects of the present invention are not limited to the above-mentioned objects, and other objects not mentioned can be clearly understood from the following description.

In order to achieve the above object, an aspect of the present invention is a book location information providing system for providing book location information connected to a book search terminal and a communication network, the search word of the book input to the book search terminal through the communication network Using a search term receiver to receive information, a book searcher to search for information on the book received by the search term receiver, and a position calculator to calculate the position of the book matching the book information using the book information, by using the book information. And an image retrieval unit for retrieving the image of the book matching the book information, and an output unit for outputting the retrieved book position and the image to the book retrieval terminal. A book location information providing system, which is an image photographed to expose a title of a book, may be provided.

The book location information providing system may further include a path calculator that calculates a path from the book search terminal to the location of the book searched based on the search result.

The book location information providing system may further include a mashup performing unit which overlays the searched book location and image on a map screen.

The book location information providing system provides a book database providing book information to a book searching unit, a bookstore internal map database providing map data coordinates to the location calculating unit, and image data corresponding to each book information. The book image database may further include.

In addition, the present invention provides a method for providing book location information in a book location information providing system, comprising the steps of: a) retrieving book information using a search term received from a book search terminal, and b) a book using book information. Retrieving the location and image of the book matched with the information of c), and c) mashing up the location of the retrieved book and the image and transmitting the image to the book search terminal. It is possible to provide a method for providing book location information, which is an image photographed to expose a title of.

The book location information providing method may further include d) calculating a path from the book search terminal to the location of the searched book.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The above and other objects, features and advantages of the present invention will be more apparent from the following detailed description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which: FIG.

The present invention may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as being limited to the embodiments set forth herein. Rather, these embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete, and will fully convey the scope of the invention to those skilled in the art. It is provided to fully inform the owner of the scope of the invention.

According to the system and method for providing book location information of the present invention described above, the title and the like of an actual book are exposed to expose the title of the book so that the path can be easily understood on the book guide map of the book search terminal. Integrating the route information up to the location of the book provides an image-based route information, which can intuitively find the book.

1 is a diagram showing a conventional book search program search result.
2 is a block diagram showing a book position information providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a book position information providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing book position information according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a diagram illustrating a screen displayed on a book search terminal based on a book position information providing system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings so that those skilled in the art can easily carry out the present invention.

The present invention may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein.

In the drawings, parts irrelevant to the description are omitted in order to clearly describe the present invention, and like reference numerals designate like parts throughout the specification.

For reference, in the entire specification, when a part is "connected" to another part, it is not only "directly connected" but also "electrically connected" with another element in between. Also includes.

Also, when an element is referred to as "comprising ", it means that it can include other elements as well, without departing from the other elements unless specifically stated otherwise.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying configuration diagram or processing flow chart, it will be described in detail for the practice of the present invention.

2 is a diagram illustrating a book position information providing system 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention. A user who accesses the book location information providing system 100 may be informed of information and a location of a book to be searched by using a book search terminal provided in a bookstore. That is, when a user inputs a title or a keyword of a book to be searched into each book search terminal 300, information, a location, and an image of the book are displayed on the book search terminal 300.

The book search terminal 300 may be implemented as a dedicated terminal such as a PC or a kiosk, or include a handheld terminal accessible through a wireless network such as a wireless Internet or a wireless LAN.

The book location information providing system 100 is a system for providing location information of a book searched by a user. The book location information providing system 100 transmits previously stored book information data, positions and image information matched with the book information to a book search terminal. Makes it easy to identify the location of a book.

3 is a block diagram showing in detail the configuration of the book position information providing system 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The book location information providing system 100 includes a search term receiving unit 110, a book searching unit 120, a position calculating unit 130, a path calculating unit 140, an image searching unit 150, a mashup performing unit 160, The output unit 170 includes a book DB 180, a bookstore internal map DB 190, and a book image DB 200.

The search term receiver 110 receives a search term of a book through a communication network when a user inputs a search term, a keyword, or an index of a book that he or she wants to find in a book search terminal of a bookstore. Book search terms, indexes, and the like are keywords used to identify each book in the book position information providing system 100, and may be the title, author, and the like of the book.

The book search unit 120 searches for information on a book using the search word received by the search term receiver 110, and calculates a search result of a book corresponding to the search word based on the information stored in the book DB 180.

Here, the book DB 180 is constructed by collecting the book-related data for each book of the bookstore, and then index the collected book-related data in a keyword manner. In addition, the book DB 180 may store and manage the book-related data of each book by category, and preferably include a book name, author, and sales index for the book.

That is, the book search unit 120 specifies a searched book based on the book DB 180 that stores and manages information of the book, and the book information includes the title, author, publisher, publication year, publication date, and price of the book. And the like. When the book search unit 120 receives a specific book search request by the user through the search word receiver 110, the book search unit 120 extracts book information related to the search word from book information stored in the book DB 180. The retrieved book information may be transmitted to the location calculator 130, the path calculator 140, and the image searcher 150.

The position calculator 130 calculates a position of a book that matches the book information by using the book information retrieved from the book search unit 120. The location of the book is position coordinates calculated based on bookstore internal map data and coordinates corresponding to the book information, and the bookstore internal map data and coordinates are stored in the bookstore internal map DB 190. When the location calculator 130 receives the information of the book from the book search unit 120, the bookstore internal map DB 190 receives map information corresponding to the coordinate information stored for the book. To provide.

The bookstore internal map data provided by the present invention includes coordinate values such as directions, indoor maps, and the like provided by the existing homepage. In order to provide the location information using the bookstore internal map data, the coordinate system of the map information should be calculated, and the accurate current book position should be displayed on the internal map using the calculated coordinate system. That is, the bookstore internal map DB 190 stores not only the bookstore internal map information but also the coordinate range of the map information.

That is, the location calculator 130 extracts the location information of the book from the bookstore internal map DB 190 based on the book information retrieved by the book search unit 120, and extracts the extracted location information and the bookstore internal map information DB 190. ) And compare the location coordinates of the map data previously stored to determine the location of the book.

The path calculator 140 calculates a path from the book search terminal to the location of the current user based on the search result of the location calculator 130. The route calculating unit 140 calculates a route from the position where the user is currently searching for the book to the position of the found book based on the bookstore internal map data and the coordinates based on the position result of the book found based on the book information. That is, when the position of the book found as a result of the search by the position calculator 130 is specified, the path calculator 140 calculates a path from the book search terminal to the position of the book.

The image search unit 150 searches for the image of the book matching the book information using the book information. Here, the image is an image in which a photograph including the location of the searched book and the title of the book is photographed is taken, and represents a representative image for identifying the position of the book. That is, the image search unit 150 specifies an image that matches the searched book among the images stored in the book image DB 200 by using the search result of the book search unit 120.

Here, the book image DB 200 may store and manage a photo stored as an image of a book in which a book searched using a book search word is searched by the book search unit 120. The book image DB 200 stores raw image data acquired by using an image acquisition device such as a video camera or still camera. At this time, the raw image includes the position information of the camera for each image or frame. In addition, the book image DB 200 has a structure for storing image information (image file itself or file name) and coordinates indicating the image pickup position (position of the photographing camera) for each main point. In addition, the raw image may be matched with information of the displayable book (eg, the identifier of the book) and stored in the book image DB 200.

The mashup performing unit 160 overlays the found book position, image, and route information on the map screen and provides the same. The mesh up performer 160 provides the content of information in the form of an image, a location, and a path added on a map screen, wherein the information on the image, the location, is performed in order to proceed with the image and the path of the searched book title. The direction to rotate in the image, and the like. The map screen, the route information, and the image information are formed in different image layers, and the mashup function may be performed by each image layer overlaying the information.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing book position information according to an embodiment of the present invention.

First, in step S510, the book position information providing system searches for book information using a search word received from a book search terminal. When the user inputs a book to be searched for in the book search terminal, the book position information system is stored in the book DB to search for the book based on the book information. Here, the book information includes the book title, author, publisher, book classification code, and the like.

That is, the book location information providing system searches for and provides information about a book that a user wants to find based on the data stored in the book DB.

Next, in step S520, the book position information providing system searches for the position and image of the book that matches the book information found in step S510. The position of the book is based on the bookstore internal map DB, and the image of the book is stored in the book image DB as an image of the book, which is exposed in the bookshelf.

When the searched book is specified, the location and the image screen of the book are searched based on the data of the DB where the searched book and the image are stored.

That is, the book location information providing system retrieves the image data photographed by displaying the title of the book in the bookstore and the location of the bookstore in which the book matching the information of the searched book is provided.

In operation S530, the book location information providing system calculates a path from the current user's location to the searched book's location.

The book position information providing system calculates a path from a book search terminal searching for a book to a position of a searched book to appear on the book search terminal. By providing the direction of the book from the current position, the user can determine the position of the book by looking at the displayed path even if he is not familiar with the internal structure of the bookstore.

That is, the path calculation step of the retrieved book is to be able to grasp the path from the current position to the position of the book.

In operation S540, the book location information providing system mashes up the searched book location and image and transmits the same to the terminal.

The book location information providing system mashes up the location, image, and path of the retrieved book on a bookstore internal map screen and transmits the same to the book search terminal, where the location and image refer to the location and image of the book retrieved in step S520. The book position information providing system simultaneously displays the book position and the image of the book as a result of the search in step S520 on the book search terminal screen, so that the user can find the book more easily.

5 is book position information displayed on a book search terminal based on a book position information providing system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

The book search system provides maps 1,2 (600, 700) to book search terminals so that the user can intuitively find the location of the searched book.

Map 2 600 shows a moving path 610 from the current user's location to the searched book location, and Map 1 700 expands the book location guide map of Map 2 to the books by zone (A-J). The genre and book number of the book are displayed, and the title of the book is actually exposed at the location of the searched book, and the image 710 of the bookshelf is displayed. The image 710 may be an image of a searched book or an image of some main paths.

That is, the map 1 700 and the map 2 600 are simultaneously displayed on the search terminal. Based on the book location guide map, the map and the searched book are exposed from the current user's location to the location of the searched book. Images are displayed to make it easier to locate books.

Accordingly, the book position information providing system according to the present invention simultaneously transmits the position, the image, and the path of the searched book to the book search terminal, and the image is an image photographed so that the title of the book is exposed at the position where the searched book is provided. In addition, it provides a service that allows users to find books intuitively even if they are not familiar with the internal structure of the bookstore.

The foregoing description of the present invention is intended for illustration, and it will be understood by those skilled in the art that the present invention may be easily modified in other specific forms without changing the technical spirit or essential features of the present invention. will be.

It is therefore to be understood that the above-described embodiments are illustrative in all aspects and not restrictive.

For example, each component described as a single entity may be distributed and implemented, and components described as being distributed may also be implemented in a combined form.

The scope of the present invention is defined by the appended claims rather than the detailed description and all changes or modifications derived from the meaning and scope of the claims and their equivalents are to be construed as being included within the scope of the present invention do.

100: book location information providing system 110: search term receiving unit
120: book search unit 130: position calculation unit
140: path calculator 150: image search unit
160: mashup execution unit 170: output unit
180: book DB 190: bookstore internal map DB
200: book image DB

Claims (6)

In the book location information providing system connected to the book search terminal and a communication network to provide book location information,
A search term receiver configured to receive a search term of a book inputted to the book search terminal through the communication network,
A book search unit for searching for information of a book using a search word received by the search word receiver;
A location calculation unit for searching for a location of a book that matches the information of the searched book by using the searched book information;
A book image database providing image data matching the information of each book,
An image retrieval unit for retrieving an image of a book matching the retrieved book information using the book image database;
A path calculator configured to calculate a path from the book search terminal to the location of the found book based on the search result of the location calculator;
A mashup performing unit which provides mashup information by overlaying a position of the found book, an image of the found book, and the calculated route on a map screen;
An output unit for outputting the mashup information to the book search terminal,
And the image is photographed to expose the location of the searched book and the title of the searched book.
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A book database for providing book information to the book search unit;
And a bookstore internal map database providing map data coordinates to the location calculator.
In the book location information providing system provides the book location information,
a) searching information of a book using a search term received from a book search terminal,
b) an image of a book that matches the book information from a book image database that retrieves the location of the book that matches the book information using the information of the book and provides image data matching the book information. Searching for,
c) calculating a path from the book search terminal to the position of the found book using the position of the found book, and
d) transmitting, to the book search terminal, mashup information of the location of the searched book, the image of the searched book, and the calculated route overlaid on a map screen;
And the image is photographed to expose the location of the searched book and the title of the searched book. delete

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