KR101451965B1 - Method and System for Searching Place - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a place searching service method and a system thereof. The method comprises steps of receiving registration of a real location and a virtual location of a target place of searching service; extracting at least one place having a virtual location within a predetermined radius from a standard position set in a user′s terminal among the registered target places of searching service; and providing the extracted place to be displayed on the user′s terminal. According to the present invention, a target place of searching service is easily searched by using the virtual location of the target place regardless of the actual location of the target place.

Description

[0001] The present invention relates to a method and system for searching for a place,

Field of the Invention [0002] The present invention relates to a location search service method and system, and more particularly, to a location search service method and system capable of searching a search service target location using a virtual location.

In recent years, as information and communication technologies have developed, the spread of smart phones has been rapidly increasing. A smart phone is an intelligent terminal that adds data communication functions such as Internet communication or information retrieval to a mobile phone, a function to input and output various information, and various computer support functions, and various applications can be added as desired by the user There is a feature that can be deleted.

While the conventional mobile phone has been released as a finished product and used mainly for the given functions, the smart phone has been implemented as a comprehensive multimedia device by receiving various additional services desired by users through various applications.

In particular, among various supplementary services, a location search service is a service that allows a user to receive a location of a desired location. Using the GPS reception function, a search result is output in the order of a location close to the user's current location .

However, since the screen size of the smartphone is small, the number of places that can be displayed on the screen is limited, so if the place to search is far from the user's current location, select the "More" icon on the smartphone There is a problem that it is necessary to move to the next screen by using the screen scroll.

In addition, if the number of the searched places is large, the user can select the 'more' icon several times even at a location close to the current location of the user so that the user can output the desired place on the screen.

As described above, the conventional place search service has a problem in that the process for searching for a desired place by the user is cumbersome and takes a long time, and thus the convenience of use is lowered.

KR 2012-0120568 A

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a location search service method and system that can more easily search a search service target place regardless of an actual location of a search service target place using a virtual location of a search service target place .

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of searching for a location of a search service, the method comprising: registering an actual location and a virtual location of a search service target location; registering a virtual location within a predetermined radius from a reference location set by the user terminal Extracting at least one place from the registered search service target location, and providing the extracted at least one place to the user terminal for display.

The extracting step may extract only a place where the virtual position is within the radius when the search position type among the search conditions set by the user terminal is a virtual position.

The registering step may allow registration of the virtual location only when the virtual location within a predetermined radius is within a predetermined number based on the virtual location of the search service target place.

Accumulating search result information on the extracted at least one location, and generating location search statistical information using the accumulated search result information.

And recommending a popular search position for each category based on the location search statistical information and providing the popular search location to the vendor terminal.

Wherein the step of providing the extracted at least one place to the user terminal and displaying the extracted at least one place is performed according to at least one of a distance from the reference position and a search confirmation number The location can be displayed.

The registering step may further register location information of at least one of a name, a telephone number, an address, a category, an advertisement text and contents of the search service target place.

The reference position may be any one of a current position of the user terminal, an arbitrary position set from the user terminal, and a position selected from a predetermined bookmark place table.

The actual location of the search service target location may allow registration only of actual locations within a predetermined range from the current location of the user.

Meanwhile, the location search service system according to an embodiment of the present invention includes at least one location registered with the actual location and the virtual location of the search service target location, and at least one location having a virtual location within a predetermined radius from the reference location set by the user terminal And a service server for extracting the extracted location from the registered search service target location and providing the extracted at least one location to the user terminal for display.

The service server can extract only a place where the virtual position is within the radius when the search position type among the search conditions set by the user terminal is a virtual position.

The service server can permit registration of the virtual location only when the virtual location within a predetermined radius is within a predetermined number based on the virtual location of the search service target place.

The service server may accumulate search result information for the extracted at least one location and generate location search statistical information using the accumulated search result information.

The service server can recommend a popular search position for each category based on the location search statistical information and provide it to a business terminal.

The service server may cause the location to be displayed according to at least one of a distance from the reference location and a search confirmation number.

The service server may further register at least one location information among the name, telephone number, address, search location type, category, advertisement phrase, and contents of the search service target place.

The reference position may be any one of a current position of the user terminal, an arbitrary position set from the user terminal, and a position selected from a predetermined bookmark place table.

The actual location of the search service target location may allow registration only of actual locations within a predetermined range from the current location of the user.

As described above, according to the location search service method and system according to the embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to search the search service target place more easily regardless of the actual location of the search service target place using the virtual location of the search service target place . That is, even if the number of the searched places is large or the place desired by the user is located far away from the search reference position, the use of the 'More' icon or the screen scroll is minimized, and the search for the place can be made easier.

As a result, the location search service area can be expanded.

The virtual location is allowed to be registered only when the virtual location within a predetermined radius is within a predetermined number based on the virtual location of the search service target place, thereby preventing the virtual location from being concentrated only in a certain area .

Also, there is an advantage in that a popular search position for each category is recommended to a business operator based on the location search statistical information, a virtual location having a low search frequency is removed, and a virtual location can be registered at a high search frequency. In other words, a business operator can find a virtual location where his or her place is searched more frequently, and can place his or her own place at the top of the search result screen, thereby informing the user of his or her own place.

As a result, the operator can create an effect of increasing profit by efficient use of the location search service.

In addition, when registering the virtual location of the search service target place, there is an advantage that the search validity period is set so that the information of the closed business or the closed location can not be retrieved by the user.

1 is a configuration diagram of a location search service system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 and FIG. 3 are examples of a screen displayed on the provider terminal for registering a search service target place.
4 is an example of a screen for searching for a desired location by using the actual location of the search service target place.
5 is an example of a screen for searching for a desired location by using a virtual location of a search service target place.
6 shows an example of a book mark place table.
Fig. 7 is an example of classifying categories.
8 is an example of a search service target place displayed in the user terminal.
FIG. 9 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of a location search service according to an 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.

1 is a block diagram of a location search service system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

1, the location search service system 1 includes a business entity terminal 100, a user terminal 200, a service server 300, and a database 400.

The vendor terminal 100 can exchange various information with the service server 300 through the communication network 10. [

Here, the communication network 10 may be a local area network (LAN), a metropolitan area network (MAN), a wide area network (WAN), an internet, a 3G or a 4G (WIBRO), Wireless Broadband Internet (WIBRO), or Long Term Evolution (LTE), and may be any type of communication method that does not depend on wired and wireless communication.

The vendor terminal 100 includes memory means such as a PC (Personal Computer), a Smart Phone, a Tablet PC, a Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) and a Web Pad , And a terminal equipped with a microprocessor and equipped with a mobile communication function with computing capability. Various applications can be installed to receive various additional services.

The business operator terminal 100 is a terminal used by a business operator who intends to register a search service target place and expose it as a search result of a location search service. The business operator can search not only business owners who operate places such as restaurants, cafes, book stores, And advertisers who want to market their products.

In particular, a service application may be installed in the service provider terminal 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention in order to register location information including a real location and a virtual location of a search service target place in the service server 300. The service application can be installed in the vendor terminal 100 by downloading the installation file from an application market (not shown) such as an app store, an Android market, and the like. Here, the search service target place may be, for example, a restaurant, a beauty shop, a bookstore, a friend, a place where a friend took a picture together at a sightseeing spot, and the place information of a search service target place may include information And may include at least one of an actual location, a virtual location, a name (mutual name), a telephone number, an address, a search location type, a category, an advertisement phrase, and contents of a search service target place.

Hereinafter, the process of registering the location information of the search service target place with the service server by the business entity terminal using the service application will be described in more detail.

FIG. 2 and FIG. 3 show examples of screens displayed on a provider terminal for registering a search service target place.

When the service provider terminal 100 operates the service application and performs the login process, a registration screen window for registering the place information of the search service target place can be output as shown in FIG.

The business entity terminal 100 can set the search validity period through the registration screen window. For example, when the search valid period is set to 10 days, the search valid period is a period during which the location information of the search service target place is retrieved only for 10 days. You can search. After the search validity period is ended, the location information of the search service target place is not retrieved. This is to prevent the user from searching for the wrong place information due to the closure, closing, or transfer of the search service target place. The search service target place where the search validity period has expired can be registered again. If there are no modifications or changes, modify the search validity period so that the place information used in the past can be registered as it is.

The business entity terminal 100 can register the actual location of the search service target location. Here, the actual location of the search service target location can be represented by geographical coordinates including latitude and longitude.

In order to register the actual location of the search service target place, the business entity terminal 100 may directly receive the address of the search service target place from the user or select the actual location of the search service target place on the digital map previously stored. Only when the address directly inputted by the user or the actual position selected on the digital map is within a predetermined range from the current position of the user (the current position of the terminal), the registration can be permitted to the actual position of the search service target place have. Here, an error range for GPS position information, Internet access information via Wi-Fi, or location information through a cellular base station may be set to a registration allowable range. The error range for GPS location information, Internet access information via Wi-Fi, or location information through a cellular base station can be obtained from a mobile OS (Operating System) such as Android and transmitted to a service application . Of course, according to the embodiment, a certain range may be applied to a range set arbitrarily by the operator who operates the place search service.

The business entity terminal 100 can register the name (mutual name), the telephone number, the category (industry type), the advertisement phrase (search word) and the content of the search service target place. Here, the category may be an industry category, for example, a restaurant, a cafe, a beauty shop, and the advertisement phrase may be phrase information for enabling a search service target site to be searched, such as " It may overlap with the ad text of another place. The content is information for introducing a search service target place, and may include a character, a photograph, a video, a social networking service (SNS), or a blog. For example, in a restaurant, a restaurant menu, a price, a restaurant indoor photograph, a video cooked in a kitchen, an SNS page of a restaurant, and the like can be contents information of a restaurant. If a blog exists, Can be registered.

The business entity terminal 100 can register the virtual location of the search service target place. In order to register the virtual location, the service application calls the previously stored digital map again so that the virtual location can be displayed at a desired location by the service provider. This allows the service application to know the geographical coordinates, including the latitude and longitude of the virtual location. The virtual location can have only geographical coordinates including latitude and longitude, search location type = "virtual", connection information of the search service target place, and it is possible to generate a plurality of pieces according to the choice of the service provider, Can be moved. When following the "connection information of the search service target place" of the virtual location, there is information about the search service target place, and the information about the search service target place is " , Social network, etc.) ", content information of the place can be viewed.

In this manner, a virtual location that is completely different from the actual geographical location is generated, and geographical coordinates of the latitude and longitude of the virtual location are used to search for the search service target place, thereby making it possible for the user to search the search service target place more easily. That is, since the location of the search service target location can have one actual geographical coordinate (latitude and longitude) and a plurality of virtual geographical coordinates (virtualized latitude and longitude) existing only on the Internet, Can be retrieved more efficiently.

On the other hand, the service server 300 can receive the location information including the actual location and the virtual location of the search service target place from the vendor terminal 100 using the service application, and stores the place information of the registered search service target place in the database (400).

At this time, the service server 300 allows the registration of the virtual location only when the virtual location within the predetermined radius is within the predetermined number based on the virtual location of the search service target place. For example, the service server 300 can register a virtual location only when there are 10 or fewer virtual locations within 100 m from a virtual location of a search service target place, thereby preventing a virtual location from being concentrated only in a certain area .

In addition, the service server 300 can change the registration condition of the allowable virtual location according to the type of business. For example, when the business type of the search service target place is a restaurant, the service server 300 permits the registration of the virtual location when there are 15 or less virtual locations within 200 m based on the virtual location of the search service target place, In the case where the business type of the search service target place is the bookstore, registration of the virtual location can be permitted only when there are less than 10 virtual locations within 500m based on the virtual location of the search service target place.

In this way, the service server 300 can meet various demands of the user by allowing a large number of places to be searched for a business type (e.g., a restaurant) frequently searched by the user by changing registration conditions of allowable virtual locations according to the type of business .

The user terminal 200 can exchange various information with the service server 300 through the communication network 10.

Here, the communication network 10 may be a local area network (LAN), a metropolitan area network (MAN), a wide area network (WAN), an internet, a 3G generation wireless communication network, Wi-Fi, Wireless Broadband Internet (WIBRO), and Long Term Evolution (LTE), and may include any type of communication method Does not matter.

The user terminal 200 includes memory means such as a PC (Personal Computer), a Smart Phone, a Tablet PC, a Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) and a Web Pad , And a terminal equipped with a microprocessor and equipped with a mobile communication function with computing capability. Various applications can be installed to receive various additional services.

In particular, the user terminal 200 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention may be provided with a service application for searching a desired search service target place. The service application can extract at least one place having a virtual position within a predetermined radius from the reference position set by the user terminal 200. [ The service application may be installed in the user terminal 200 by downloading an installation file from an application market (not shown) such as an app store, an Android market, and the like.

In this case, the service application installed in the user terminal 200 may be an application such as a service application installed in the vendor terminal 100, and the service application may have both a place registration mode and a search mode.

Hereinafter, a process of inputting a condition for searching a search service target location by a user terminal to a service server using a service application will be described in more detail.

FIG. 4 illustrates an example of a screen for searching for a desired location by using the actual location of a search service target place, and FIG. 5 illustrates an example of a screen for searching for a desired location by using a virtual location of a search service target place .

When the user terminal 200 drives the service application, an input screen window for inputting a search condition of a search service target place may be output as shown in FIG.

First, the user terminal 200 can select a search position type. As shown in FIG. 4, when the search position type is selected as the 'actual position', the actual position of the place stored in the database 400 is searched to extract the search service target place, When the location type is selected as the 'virtual location', the virtual location of the place stored in the database 400 is retrieved so that the search service target location can be extracted. In addition, when both the 'actual location' and the 'virtual location' are selected, the actual location and the virtual location of the place stored in the database 400 are all searched to extract the search service target place.

Then, the user terminal 200 can set a reference position. The reference position is geo-coordinates which is the center of the search when the user desires to search for a place in a specific area. The reference position is an arbitrary position set from the user terminal 200, a predetermined bookmark place table Can be used. The reference position can be set by outputting the digital map through the service application and displaying the desired position on the digital map.

At this time, although the area of interest for each user differs from user to user, it is expected that a place where users search frequently is performed. Frequent searches may include near their homes, near work, near their parents' homes, or near places they often meet with their friends. When a user frequently stores a frequently searched place in a service application of a user and stores the bookmark in the user's service application, when the user sets a reference position, instead of directly displaying a desired reference position on the digital map, You can choose.

6 shows an example of a book mark place table. As shown in Fig. 6, the book mark place information may include information such as a date of bookmarking a place, a name (e.g., house or company) . In order to generate such a bookmark place table, a name of the bookmark place can be generated by calling the bookmark place table after displaying the reference position on the digital map. In addition, even when the current position is set as the reference position, it is possible to generate the book by marking the current position and then inputting the name of the bookmarked place.

Since the geographical coordinate including the latitude and longitude of the place is registered in the place marked with book, a new reference position can be set by selecting the bookmark place. The user can delete the bookmark place and add the bookmark place by any number (e.g., 10 or 20).

Next, the user terminal 200 may further input search conditions such as search radius, category, and the like. The user terminal 200 can input the search radius to set the distance of the search service target place that can be accepted from the reference position.

As shown in FIG. 7, the user terminal 200 can select all the categories, or can classify the categories of businesses such as beauty shops, restaurants, cafes, etc., as shown in FIG.

In this manner, when the user terminal 200 registers the search condition of the search service target place, the service server 300 can extract at least one place matching the registered search condition from the database 400.

More specifically, the service server 300 can extract, from the database 400, one or more places having at least one of an actual location and a virtual location within a search radius from a reference location set by the user terminal 200 have. In particular, the service server 300 may extract, from the database 400, at least one location having a virtual location within the search radius from the reference location set by the user terminal 200. In this way, the service server 300 can use the geographical coordinates of the latitude and longitude of the virtual location, which is completely different from the actual location, in searching for the search service target place, so that the user can more easily search the search service target place.

8 shows an example of a search service target place displayed in the user terminal.

Referring to FIG. 8, the service server 300 may provide at least one extracted location to the user terminal 200 to be displayed. At this time, the service server 300 may display at least one place according to at least one of the distance from the reference position and the search confirmation number. For example, the service server 300 may display at least one place in the order of the closer to the reference position or in the order of the larger number of searches, and may also determine the order of the places displayed on the user terminal 200 have.

Then, the service server 300 determines whether the extracted at least one place information includes at least one of a place name (Shinchonji), a distance (37m) between the reference location and the extracted place, an advertisement phrase Pictures, videos, SNS, blog, etc.) on the screen of the user terminal 200.

Also, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the service server 300 may display at least one location, which is a search result, together with the input screen of the user terminal 200. That is, the service server 300 allows the extracted at least one place to be displayed on the screen of the user terminal 200 in the form of a link menu (L), and when the user selects a place corresponding to the link menu, So that the contents of the corresponding place are displayed.

Meanwhile, the service server 300 may accumulate the search result information for the extracted at least one place, and generate the place search statistical information using the accumulated search result information.

More specifically, the service server 300 may transmit the location search statistical information to the business entity terminal 100 when the search is terminated or a request is made from the business entity. The vendor terminal 100 can move the virtual location that is already installed using the location search statistical information but has no user to a new location. In other words, the virtual location can be moved to an area where more search is expected. In this case, since the search pattern of the user is changed according to category, search date and time, have

For example, the business entity terminal 100 may search for a location category (e.g., a restaurant, a sightseeing spot, a bookstore, etc.) (The "actual location" or "virtual location"), which is set as the search condition, and the number of search locations that are set as the search condition, What is the geographical distribution of the latitude and longitude of the location using the location search service? "," What is the geographical distribution of the geographical location of the user using the location search service, , 'What is the search radius used?', 'What kind of search location is used?', And so on.

When a user runs a service application, it is not necessary to perform login, so various search related information can be extracted without invasion of personal information. If place information of a search service target place is added to the information, the following information can be obtained .

For example, "How many percentages of restaurants do you have at all restaurants?", "How many restaurants are searched for at a particular restaurant, and how many were searched?"

In addition, the service server 300 may recommend a popular search position for each category based on the location search statistical information and provide the recommended search location to the business entity terminal 100. For example, the service server 300 determines that the restaurant is located at the first location based on the location search statistical information because the search frequency is the highest. Therefore, the service server 300 determines the first location as the popular search location, . In this way, the business operator can remove the virtual location having a low search frequency and register the virtual location at a location with high search frequency, thereby making it possible to create an effect of increasing profit by efficient use of the location search service.

The database 400 may store various information necessary for providing a location search service. In particular, the database 400 according to an embodiment of the present invention may store location information of various search service target places registered from the vendor terminal 100. It should be noted that the database 400 may store search result information for at least one location extracted from the service server 300.

Hereinafter, a service procedure for searching for a place according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described.

9 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of a location search service according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 9, the service server 300 can receive location information including the actual location and the virtual location of the search service target place from the vendor terminal 100 (S110).

For this, a service application may be installed in the business entity terminal 100, and location information of a search service target location provided by the business entity terminal 100 using the service application may be registered in the service server 300.

First, the business entity terminal 100 can set the search validity period. For example, when the search valid period is set to 10 days, the search valid period is a period during which the location information of the search service target place is retrieved only for 10 days. You can search. After the search validity period is ended, the location information of the search service target place is not retrieved. This is to prevent the user from searching for the wrong place information due to the closure, closing, or transfer of the search service target place. The search service target place where the search validity period has expired can be registered again. If there are no modifications or changes, modify the search validity period so that the place information used in the past can be registered as it is.

The business entity terminal 100 can register the actual location of the search service target location. Here, the actual location of the search service target location can be represented by geographical coordinates including latitude and longitude.

In order to register the actual location of the search service target place, the business entity terminal 100 may directly receive the address of the search service target place from the user or select the actual location of the search service target place on the digital map previously stored. Only when the address directly inputted by the user or the actual position selected on the digital map is within a predetermined range from the current position of the user (the current position of the terminal), the registration can be permitted to the actual position of the search service target place have. Here, an error range for GPS position information, Internet access information via Wi-Fi, or location information through a cellular base station may be set to a registration allowable range. The error range for GPS location information, Internet access information via Wi-Fi, or location information through a cellular base station can be obtained from a mobile OS (Operating System) such as Android and transmitted to a service application . Of course, according to the embodiment, a certain range may be applied to a range set arbitrarily by the operator who operates the place search service.

The business entity terminal 100 can register the name (mutual name), telephone number, category (industry type), advertisement phrase (search word) and contents of the search service target place. Here, the category may be a business category, for example, a restaurant, a cafe, a beauty shop, and the advertisement phrase may be phrase information that can promote a search service target place such as " The content is information for introducing a search service target place, and may include a character, a photograph, a video, an SNS, or a blog. For example, in a restaurant, a restaurant menu, a price, a restaurant indoor photograph, a video cooked in a kitchen, an SNS page of a restaurant, and the like can be content information of a restaurant. If a blog exists, a blog address can be registered .

The business entity terminal 100 can register the virtual location of the search service target place. In order to register the virtual location, the service application calls the previously stored digital map again so that the virtual location can be displayed at a desired location by the service provider. This allows the service application to know the geographical coordinates, including the latitude and longitude of the virtual location. The virtual location can have only geographical coordinates including latitude and longitude, search location type = "virtual", connection information of the search service target place, and it is possible to generate a plurality of pieces according to the choice of the service provider, Can be moved. When following the "connection information of the search service target place" of the virtual location, there is information about the search service target place, and the information about the search service target place is " , Social network, etc.) ", the contents of the place can be viewed.

In this manner, a virtual location that is completely different from the actual geographical location is generated, and geographical coordinates of the latitude and longitude of the virtual location are used to search for the search service target place, thereby making it possible for the user to search the search service target place more easily. That is, since the location of the search service target location can have one actual geographical coordinate (latitude and longitude) and a plurality of virtual geographical coordinates (virtualized latitude and longitude) existing only on the Internet, Can be retrieved more efficiently.

Then, the service server 300 may store the location information of the search service target place registered from the business entity terminal 100 in the database 400 (S120).

At this time, the service server 300 allows the registration of the virtual location only when the virtual location within the predetermined radius is within the predetermined number based on the virtual location of the search service target place. For example, the service server 300 can register a virtual location only when there are 10 or fewer virtual locations within 100 m from a virtual location of a search service target place, thereby preventing a virtual location from being concentrated only in a certain area .

In addition, the service server 300 can change the registration condition of the allowable virtual location according to the type of business. For example, when a business type of a search service target place is a restaurant, registration of a virtual location is permitted when there are fewer than 15 virtual locations within 200 meters based on a virtual location of a search service target place, In the case of the bookstore, registration of a virtual location can be allowed only when there are 10 or fewer virtual locations within 500m based on the virtual location of the search service target place.

Next, the service server 300 may extract at least one place having a virtual position within a predetermined radius from the reference position set by the user terminal 200, in the database 400 (S130).

In order to extract at least one location from the service server 300, a process of receiving a search condition from the user terminal 200 must be performed. The service application installed in the user terminal 200 may be installed in the user terminal 200 as an application such as an application installed in the provider terminal 100, The service application may have both a place registration mode and a search mode.

First, the user terminal 200 can select a search position type. When the search position type is selected as the 'actual position', the actual position of the place stored in the database 400 is searched to extract the search service target place, and when the search position type is selected as the 'virtual position' A virtual location of a place stored in the database 400 is searched to extract a search service target place. In addition, when both the 'actual location' and the 'virtual location' are selected, the actual location and the virtual location of the place stored in the database 400 are all searched to extract the search service target place.

Then, the user terminal 200 can set a reference position. The reference position is geo-coordinates which is the center of the search when the user desires to search for a place in a specific area. The reference position is an arbitrary position set from the user terminal 200, a predetermined bookmark place table Can be used. In addition, in order to set the reference position, a service application is driven to output a digital map, and a desired position can be displayed on the digital map.

At this time, although the area of interest for each user differs from user to user, it is expected that a place where users search frequently is performed. Frequent searches may include near their homes, near work, near their parents' homes, or near places they often meet with their friends. When a user frequently stores a frequently searched place in a service application of a user and stores the bookmark in the user's service application, when the user sets a reference position, instead of directly displaying a desired reference position on the digital map, You can choose.

Next, the user terminal 200 may further input search conditions such as search radius, category, and the like. The user terminal 200 can input the search radius to set the distance of the search service target place that can be accepted from the reference position.

In this manner, when the user terminal 200 registers the search condition of the search service target place, the service server 300 can extract at least one place matching the registered search condition from the database 400.

More specifically, the service server 300 extracts at least one place having at least one of an actual location and a virtual location within the search radius from the reference location set by the user terminal 200, in the database 400 . In particular, the service server 300 may extract, from the database 400, at least one location having a virtual location within the search radius from the reference location set by the user terminal 200. In this way, the service server 300 can use the geographical coordinates of the latitude and longitude of the virtual location, which is completely different from the actual location, in searching for the search service target place, so that the user can more easily search the search service target place.

Then, the service server 300 may provide at least one extracted location to the user terminal 200 to be displayed (S140). At this time, the service server 300 may display the place according to at least one of the distance from the reference position and the number of search confirmation. For example, the service server 300 may display at least one place in the order of the closer to the reference position or in the order of the larger number of searches, and may also determine the order of the places displayed on the user terminal 200 have.

8, the service server 300 determines whether the extracted at least one place information includes at least one of a place name (Shinchonji), a distance (37m) between the reference location and the extracted place, And can be displayed on the screen of the user terminal 200 including contents (pictures, videos, SNS, blog, etc.).

Also, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the service server 300 may display at least one location, which is a search result, together with the input screen of the user terminal 200. That is, the service server 300 allows the extracted at least one place to be displayed on the screen of the user terminal 200 in the form of a link menu (L), and when the user selects a place corresponding to the link menu, So that the contents of the corresponding place are displayed.

Meanwhile, the service server 300 may accumulate the search result information for the extracted at least one place, and generate the place search statistical information using the accumulated search result information.

More specifically, the service server 300 may transmit the location search statistical information to the business entity terminal 100 when the search is terminated or a request is made from the business entity. The vendor terminal 100 can move the virtual location that is already installed using the location search statistical information but has no user to a new location. In other words, the virtual location can be moved to an area where more search is expected. In this case, since the search pattern of the user is changed according to category, search date and time, have

In addition, the service server 300 may recommend a popular search position for each category based on the location search statistical information and provide the recommended search location to the business entity terminal 100. For example, the service server 300 determines that the restaurant is located at the first location based on the location search statistical information because the search frequency is the highest. Therefore, the service server 300 determines the first location as the popular search location, .

In this way, the business operator can remove the virtual location having a low search frequency and register the virtual location at a location with high search frequency, thereby making it possible to create an effect of increasing profit by efficient use of the location search service.

Embodiments of the present invention include a computer-readable medium having program instructions for performing various computer-implemented operations. This medium records a program for executing the above-described place search service method. The medium may include program instructions, data files, data structures, etc., alone or in combination. Examples of such media include magnetic media such as hard disks, floppy disks and magnetic tape, optical recording media such as CD and DVD, programmed instructions such as floptical disk and magneto-optical media, ROM, RAM, And a hardware device configured to store and execute the program. Or such medium may be a transmission medium, such as optical or metal lines, waveguides, etc., including a carrier wave that transmits a signal specifying a program command, data structure, or the like. Examples of program instructions include machine language code such as those produced by a compiler, as well as high-level language code that can be executed by a computer using an interpreter or the like.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed exemplary embodiments, Of the right.

1: Place Search Service System
100: Business terminal
200: user terminal
300: service server

Claims (18)

Registering an actual location and a virtual location of a search service target place,
Extracting at least one place having a virtual position within a predetermined radius from the reference position set by the user terminal at the registered search service target place, and
Providing the extracted at least one location to the user terminal for display
Lt; / RTI >
Wherein the virtual location is registered by a provider who wants to market a search service target place located at the actual location,
Wherein the registering step comprises:
Allowing registration of the virtual location only when the virtual location registered within a predetermined radius based on the virtual location of the search service target place is within a predetermined number,
The actual location of the search service target location may be determined,
And permitting registration of only an actual position within a predetermined range from the current position of the user. The method of claim 1,
Wherein the extracting comprises:
And if the type of the search location among the search conditions set by the user terminal is a virtual location, extracts only the location where the virtual location is within the radius. delete The method of claim 1,
Accumulating search result information on the extracted at least one place, and
And generating location search statistical information using the accumulated search result information. 5. The method of claim 4,
And recommending a popular search position for each category based on the location search statistical information and providing the popular search location to the vendor terminal. The method of claim 1,
Wherein the step of providing the extracted at least one place to the user terminal for display comprises:
And the location is displayed according to at least one of a distance from the reference location and a number of search confirmation. The method of claim 1,
Wherein the registering step comprises:
Wherein at least one place information among a name, a telephone number, an address, a category, an advertisement text, and contents of the search service target place is further registered. The method of claim 1,
Wherein,
A current location of the user terminal, an arbitrary location set from the user terminal, and a location selected from a predetermined bookmark location table. delete The actual location and the virtual location of the search service target place are registered,
Extracting at least one place having a virtual position within a predetermined radius from the reference position set by the user terminal at the registered search service target place,
A service server for providing the extracted at least one place to the user terminal for display;
Lt; / RTI >
Wherein the virtual location is registered by a provider who wants to market a search service target place located at the actual location,
The service server,
Wherein the virtual location is permitted only when the virtual location registered within a predetermined radius based on the virtual location of the search service target location is within a predetermined number, and the actual location of the search service location is determined from the user's current location A location search service system that permits registration only of actual locations within a predetermined range. 11. The method of claim 10,
The service server,
And if the type of the search position among the search conditions set by the user terminal is a virtual position, extracts only a place where the virtual position is within the radius. delete 11. The method of claim 10,
The service server,
Storing search result information on the extracted at least one place,
And generates location search statistical information using the accumulated search result information. The method of claim 13,
The service server,
And recommends a popular search location for each category based on the location search statistical information and provides the recommended search location to the vendor terminal. 11. The method of claim 10,
The service server,
And the location is displayed according to at least one of a distance from the reference location and a search confirmation number. 11. The method of claim 10,
The service server,
Wherein at least one place information among a name, a telephone number, an address, a search location type, a category, an advertisement text, and contents of the search service target place is further registered. 11. The method of claim 10,
Wherein,
A current position of the user terminal, an arbitrary position set from the user terminal, and a position selected from a predetermined bookmark place table. delete

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