KR200366550Y1 - Control Center For Transferring Facility Information by Radio and the Control Center - Google Patents

Abstract

In the method of delivering facility information by radio wave of the present invention, the user connects to a control center through a base station using a wireless communication device such as a mobile phone, and then requests the user to transmit facility information around the place where the wireless communication device is located. The computer system of the control center having a database of facility information finds and transmits facility information suitable for a location where a base station or a wireless communication device is located.

Description

Control Center For Transferring Facility Information by Radio and the Control Center

Field of devise

The present invention relates to a control center that performs a method of transmitting facility information through a radio wave and control center. More specifically, the present invention relates to a control center using a base station used for information transmission service in the process of transmitting facility information wirelessly.

Background of the devise

Conventionally, in order to know the location of a particular facility such as the location of a nearby parking lot, it was necessary to look up a map or use an electronic map by connecting to the Internet. In this case, since the size of the map is small, it requires a lot of attention and time to find the location. Furthermore, prior to browsing the map, the user must know his current location in order to know the map page or the relevant location of the electronic map for the location he is looking for.

By conventional methods, two steps were required to locate a particular facility. The first is to find a map that matches your current location, and the second is to search the map for the facility you are looking for. These two phases of work take considerable time. And, if the user does not know his current position, he cannot carry out the second step.

Therefore, there is a need to provide a method for transmitting information about facilities through a radio wave and control center so that a user can quickly locate a particular facility even if the user does not know his current location.

An object of the present invention is to provide a method for allowing a user to locate a specific facility such as a parking lot, a gas station, a police station, a hospital, etc. in a quick and easy way.

Another object of the present invention is to use a method of transmitting facility information by radio waves, and to quickly find the location of a specific facility based on the location and information provided through neighboring base stations even if the user does not know his current location. To provide a control center.

The above and other objects of the present invention can be achieved by the present invention described in detail below.

1 is a schematic diagram illustrating an environment in which the present invention is used.

2 is a block diagram showing a control center according to the present invention.

3 is a first functional block diagram specifically illustrating a wireless communication device according to the present invention.

4 is a diagram showing an example of a facility information database according to the present invention in detail.

5 is a first flow chart specifically showing the operation of the present invention.

6 is a second flow chart specifically showing the operation of the present invention.

7 is a third flow chart specifically showing the operation of the present invention.

8 is a fourth flowchart illustrating the operation of the present invention in detail.

9 is a fifth flowchart specifically illustrating the operation of the present invention.

10 is a sixth flowchart specifically illustrating the operation of the present invention.

11 is a second functional block diagram specifically illustrating a wireless communication device according to the present invention.

Brief description of the main symbols in the drawing

10: Control Center 11: Call System

12: computer system 20: facility information database

21: facility code number 22: facility type

23: facility name 24: location coordinates

25: description of location 26: related information

30: wireless call device 31: CPU

32: storage device 33: screen

34: input device 35: radio wave transmitting and receiving device

36: mobile phone 37: voice broadcasting device

38 GPS system 71 Area around base station

72: area around the wireless call device 80: public switched telephone (PSTN)

81 to 83: base station

Summary of the devise

The control center according to the present invention allows the user to obtain the desired information through a neighboring base station using a wireless communication device such as a mobile phone. The control center consists of a telephone system for receiving messages from the outside and sending messages to the outside, and a computer system connected to the telephone system. Computer systems have a database of information about a facility. The control center targets the location information of neighboring base stations or the location information of the wireless call device (sometimes the navigation device may be installed in the wireless call device), and searches the facility information database to obtain facility information suitable for the target location. do. The facility information database stores many facility names, locations, and other important data. Thus, even if the user does not know his current location, the control center can find the location of the desired facility or other relevant information from the database based on the location of the target. For example, the location and useful information of a parking-capable parking lot within a radius of 5 km of a base station (target) may be found, and the location and information provided to the wireless communication device.

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

Detailed description by embodiment of the invention

1 is a schematic diagram illustrating an environment in which the present invention is used. As shown, the control center 10 according to the present invention allows a user to receive information through a wireless communication device 30 such as a mobile phone. Many base stations 81 to 83 are required to obtain reliable call quality in a large area by the wireless call structure. In order to send or receive a message through the wireless call device 30, the base station closest to the wireless call device 30 must control and manage message transmission. For example, in FIG. 1, the base station 81 closest to the radio call apparatus manages message transmission. Finally, the base station 81 transmits a message to the control center 10 via a public switching telephone network (PSTN) 80.

In the case of obtaining specific information such as the location of the nearest parking lot using the wireless communication device 30, the present invention provides two search methods. For example, as shown in FIG. 1, there are eight parking lots P1 to P8, and the information is stored in the control center 10. As shown in FIG. The first search method is to use the base station 81 that is closest to the wireless call device 30, the base station 81 to provide the parking lot information around the base station 81. In this case, the information of the parking lots P1, P2, P3 in the area 71 of the radius 5 km of the base station 81 is provided. The second search method is to use the wireless call device 30, which provides information about the parking lot around the wireless call device 30, in this case within a 3 km radius 72 of the wireless call device 30. Information on the parking lots P3 and P4 can be obtained. In the second method, the wireless communication device 30 should be able to provide its location information.

2 is a schematic view showing a control center 10 according to the present invention. The control center 10 is a telephone system 11 used to receive a message from the outside or transmit a message to the outside by wire or wireless, and a computer system 12 connected to the telephone system 11 to operate a necessary program. consist of. The computer system 12 according to the present invention consists of a facility information database 20 as a component.

4 shows a specific example of the facility information database 20. According to this embodiment, the facility information database 20 includes a facility code number 21, a facility type 22, a facility name 23, a location coordinate 24, a location description 25, a facility related description 26. Is shown in each column. In practice, facilities of the same type will have the same facility code number 21. For example, the facility code number corresponds to 1 for parking lot and 3 for police station. Facility name 23 is registered in the name of each facility. The position coordinates 24 may use latitude and longitude coordinates of a coordinate system set by the user or a global positioning system (GPS). In addition, location coordinates 24 may use a region code number that indicates the exact or general location of a particular facility. The location description 25 may register the address of each facility, or may use a road landmark or the like. The related facility information 26 records the information of each facility that the user wants to know. For example, if facility type 22 is a parking lot, relevant facility information 26 would be total parking space, currently empty parking space, parking cost, etc., and if facility type 22 is a gas station, Facility information 26 may be, for example, the operating hours of each gas station. For example, since the contents of the relevant facility information 26 may change from time to time, such as the number of parking spaces of the parking lot, the control center 10 must continuously monitor the parking lot through the Internet or a fixed cable.

3 is a functional block diagram showing a specific example of the wireless communication device 30. As shown in FIG. The wireless call device 30 may be a mobile phone (which may or may not be connected to the Internet), a personal data assistant (PDA) having a wireless call function, a laptop computer having a wireless call function, or the like. Can be. As shown, the wireless communication device 30 is composed of a CPU 31, a storage device 32, a screen 33, an input device 34 and a wireless transmission / reception device 35. The memory device 32 stores specific data and a program for operating the CPU 31. The screen 33 may use a device capable of displaying pictures and text. In addition, the screen 33 may be a touch panel having an input function. The input device 34 may be a keyboard, a mouse, a touch panel, or the like. The radio transmitting / receiving device 35 refers to a device for transmitting or receiving radio signals. In another form of the wireless communication device 30 according to the present invention, the wireless communication device 30 further includes a GPS that provides the latitude and longitude coordinates (receiving a signal from three navigation satellites using an antenna to provide a latitude / Based on the principle of calculating location information of the current index, such as longitude coordinates).

An overview of the operation of the present invention is described below with reference to FIGS. 5 to 9.

5 is a first flowchart showing a specific operation of the present invention. According to this embodiment, the present invention consists of the following steps:

Step A1: Send the connection signal to the control center 10 to the wireless communication device 30. For example, calling the telephone number of the control center 10 or connecting to the website of the control center 10;

Step B1: the base station 81 sends a message to the control center 10;

Step C1: the control center 10 receives the connection signal of the wireless call device 30, and the wireless call device 30 is connected to the control center 10;

Step A2: the user selects the service item by entering the facility code number 21, for example, by entering 1 to find parking lot information; The control center 10 may also provide a voice service to guide the user what code number, letters, numbers, etc. to enter in order to obtain the desired service;

Step C2: the control center 10 receives the service item requested by the user;

Step C3: The control center 10 requests the base station 81 to transmit its location (coordinate) information, or the code number to know which base station is in charge of the call of the wireless communication device 30. Request to be sent; The control center 10 will immediately recognize the location of the responsible base station corresponding to the code number if it has information about the base station code number and the stored location table of contents;

Step B2: the control center 10 requests the base station 81 to transmit its location and code number;

Step B3: information of the location of the base station 81 and the code number is transmitted;

Step C4: a message of the location of the base station 81 and the code number is received;

Step C5: the facility information database 20 retrieves the necessary facility information and the location and code number of the base station 81 corresponding to the requested service item; For example, if the service item requested by the user is information about a parking lot, the default value is to search for facilities within a 5 km radius of the base station 81; In addition, the user may be required to input a distance to be searched, for example, 4 km or the like, and when 4 km is input, the parking lot information within a radius of 4 km from the base station 81 is provided;

Step C6: the control center 10 transmits the retrieved facility information to the wireless communication device 30; And

Step A3: The wireless communication device 30 receives the facility information retrieved from the control center 10, and displays the retrieved facility information or related information on the screen.

6 is a second flow chart showing the specific operation of the present invention. According to this embodiment, the present invention consists of the steps of A1, B1, C1, B3, C4, A2, C2, C5, C6, and A3. For a description of the steps, refer to the detailed description of FIG. 5 described above.

7 is a third flow chart showing the specific operation of the present invention. According to this embodiment, steps B3 and C4 are reversed from steps A2 and C2, respectively, as compared with the second embodiment described above. That is, steps A2 and C2 of selecting a service item are performed first, and steps B3 and C4 relating to the position and code number of the base station 81 are performed later. Further, when sending a connection signal to the control center 10 in step A1, the user can select a service item. For example, when pressing the telephone number, the user may press the facility code number 21 together, and the form will be "phone number-facility code number". In this embodiment, the wireless call device 30 may be set to proceed to steps A and C2 after being connected to the control center 10. The flow chart of this embodiment consists of steps A1, A2, B1, C1, C2, B3, C4, C5, C6, and A3. For details on the steps, see the detailed description in FIG.

8 is a fourth flow chart showing the specific operation of the present invention. Compared with the third embodiment described above, this embodiment enables the base station 81 to execute steps B1 and B3 at the same time, so that the control center 10 executes steps C1 and C2 while simultaneously performing step C4. You can run it. That is, while the wireless communication device 30 sends a connection signal to the control center 10, the base station 81 can transmit information of its location and code number to the control center 10 at the same time. The flow chart of this embodiment consists of steps A1, A2, B1, B3, C1, C2, C4, C5, C6, and A3. For a description of the steps, refer to the detailed description of FIG. 5 described above.

9 is a fifth flowchart showing the specific operation of the present invention. As compared with the above-described first embodiment, the wireless communication device 30 of the present embodiment is provided with a GPS 38, so that the wireless communication device 30 transmits its location information to the control center 10. Can be sent. According to this embodiment, the present invention consists of the following steps:

Steps A1, B1, C1: For a description of the steps, see the detailed description of FIG. 5 above;

Step A2: the user selects a service item and simultaneously proceeds to step A2-1;

Step A2-b3: the location information of the wireless communication device 30 is transmitted to the control center 10;

Step C2: the control center 10 receives the service item request, and proceeds to step C2-1;

Step C4-1: location information of the wireless communication device 30 is received;

Step C5-1: This step is similar to step C5 described above, but the target is the location of the wireless communication device 30, not the location of the base station 81 indicated in the first to fifth embodiments.

Step C6, and Step A3: For a description of the step, refer to the detailed description of FIG. 5 described above. Furthermore, in the first to fifth embodiments, step A2-b3 may be replaced with step B3, step C4-1 may be replaced with step C4, and step C5-1 may be replaced with step C5, whereby, the target radio communication device The location information of 30 can be provided.

10 is a sixth flowchart showing the specific operation of the present invention. According to this embodiment, the control center 10 proceeds differently from the cases described above. If the wireless communication device 30 provides its location information, the target in this embodiment should be the location information of the wireless communication device 30. However, if the wireless communication device 30 does not provide its own location information, the target should be the location information of the base station 81. An overview of the operating steps of this embodiment is described below. When started, information is received from the wireless communication device 30 in step C11. Step C11 includes substep C2 for receiving a service item request and substep C4-1 for receiving location information of the wireless communication device 30. The control center 10 may or may not receive location information depending on the structure of the wireless communication device 30, so that substep C4-1 may be deleted. After step C11, the process proceeds to step C12, where it is determined whether or not the location information of the wireless communication device 30 has been received. That is, it is determined whether the step C11 includes the step C4-1 or whether the position information of the received wireless communication device 30 is wrong even if the step C11 includes the step C4-1. Then, if the positional information of the wireless communication device 30 is correctly received, the process proceeds to step C13, otherwise proceeds to step C14. After the process is shifted to step C13, the position of the radio communication device 30 is set as a target, and the flow proceeds to step C16. After the transition to step C14, as in the case of step C3 described above, the base station 81 is requested to transmit the location or code information of the base station, and then the procedure proceeds to step C15. In step C15, the position of the base station 81 is set as a target, and the process proceeds to step C16. In step C16, the above-described step C5 or C5-1 is performed to retrieve facility information corresponding to the requested service item and the location information of the object from the facility location database 20, and then proceed to step C17. In step C17, the retrieved facility information is transmitted to the wireless communication device 30 in the same manner as in step C6 described above. In this embodiment, when the positional information of the radio call apparatus and the position information of the base station 81 are received, the control center 10 sets the position of the radio call apparatus 30 as a target.

11 is a structural block diagram showing another form of a wireless communication device. According to this embodiment, the radio communication device 30a is mounted on an automobile. In this case, the wireless communication device 30a is connected to the CPU 31, the storage device 32, the screen 33, the input device 34, the mobile phone 36, the voice broadcasting device 37, and the GPS 38. It may be a vehicle electronic equipment made. The wireless call device 30a is connected to the control center 10 via the mobile phone 36. Since the GPS 38 is attached to the wireless communication device 30a, the storage device 32 may be an electronic map (either by computer card memory or self-mounted memory, or by downloading from the Internet via a mobile phone). Is preferably provided. When the required facility message is received from the control center 10, the facility is displayed on the electronic map. In addition, the mobile phone 36 may be configured to perform a function as the wireless communication device 30 that can be used with other devices of the automobile.

While the detailed description of the present invention has been made with respect to some preferred embodiments, simple changes or modifications of the present invention can be considered to be included within the scope and scope of the present invention as claimed below. For example, the control center 10 may be configured to be wirelessly connected to the Internet without going through the PSTN 80 described above. In other cases, the control center 10 may provide only one specific service, such as providing only parking lot information, and the above-described steps A2 and C2 may then be deleted, and in the facility information database 20 Columns relating to facility code number 21 and facility type 22 may also be deleted. In addition, the control center 10 may provide a phone number for each of the services provided, for example, by calling the telephone number XXX1, the parking lot information may be obtained, and the telephone number XXX3 may provide the police station information. It can be mentioned. In this case, steps A2 and C2 described above can be deleted.

The present invention has an effect of providing a method for allowing a user to find a location of a specific facility such as a parking lot, a gas station, a police station, a hospital and the like through a quick and easy method. In addition, the present invention utilizes a method of transmitting facility information by radio waves, and allows a user to quickly find a location of a specific facility based on the location and information provided through neighboring base stations even if the user does not know his current location. It has the effect of providing a control center.

Simple modifications or changes of the present invention can be easily carried out by those skilled in the art and all such modifications or changes can be seen to be included in the scope of the present invention.

Claims (7)

A user connects to a control center through a base station using a wireless calling device, and uses a method of transmitting facility information wirelessly requesting the control center to transmit facility information of the surrounding area where the wireless calling device is located. A telephone system used to receive a message from the outside or to send a message to the outside; And A computer system coupled to the call system; Wherein the computer system comprises a facility information database, and the call system and the computer system cause the control center to (a) receiving a connection request from the wireless communication device so that the wireless communication device can be connected to the control center; (b) setting a target, the target including at least location information of the base station and location information of the wireless telephony device; (c) receive the service item request from a wireless telephony device to make use of the target and service item, and search a facility information database to obtain the necessary facility information corresponding to the target, the facility information database being the location of the facility; Information relating to the name and the name of the facility; And (d) transmitting the retrieved facility information to the wireless communication device; Control center characterized by the ability to carry out functions. The control center of claim 1, wherein the target is location information of the base station provided by the base station at the request of the control center. The control center of claim 1, wherein the target is location information of the base station that the base station actively provides to the control center. The control center of claim 1, wherein the target is location information of the wireless communication device that the wireless communication device actively provides to the control center. The control center of claim 1, wherein the wireless communication device is a mobile phone. The control center of claim 1, wherein the wireless communication device is mounted on a vehicle. The control center of claim 1, wherein the target is set to a target after the control center receives the location information of the wireless communication device while the function (b) is in progress.