KR20060120969A - Location providing system and method using message service - Google Patents

Abstract

A location information service system using a message service and a method thereof are provided to offer the message service to a callee together with location information of a caller when the service is supplied, thereby supplying various additional services through combination of the message service and a location information service. The first mobile communication terminal obtains location determination information which becomes a basis of location decision(S102). The first terminal transmits the obtained location determination information to a location information server to demand map/lot number information(S101,S103). If the map/lot number information is received from the server according to the demand, the first terminal writes the received map/lot number information within a text or multimedia message to be originated(S104-S106). The first terminal transmits the text or multimedia message including the map/lot number information to the second mobile communication terminal of the destination(S107).

Description

Location providing system and method using message service

1 is a block diagram of a system for providing location information according to the present invention.

2 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing location information according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing location information according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

4 (a) and 4 (b) are block diagrams of a location information providing server according to the present invention.

5 (a) and 5 (b) are block diagrams of a mobile communication terminal according to the present invention.

6 illustrates a text message structure including location information according to the present invention.

7 is a block diagram illustrating an implementation of a system for providing location information according to the present invention.

8 is a block diagram illustrating another implementation of the system for providing location information according to the present invention.

Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawings

10: mobile communication network

11: location information server

12: first mobile communication terminal

13: second mobile communication terminal

The present invention relates to a system and method for providing location information using a message service that can provide various additional services through a combination of a message service and a location information service by providing a caller with location information of a caller. .

In general, a mobile communication terminal is a communication device that allows a user to make a voice call or exchange data regardless of space, and examples thereof include a cellular phone, an IMT-2000 terminal, a GSM terminal, and a PDA phone. .

Recently, with the development of mobile communication technology, the use of mobile communication services has become popular, and various services other than simple voice call services have been provided through mobile communication terminals. Among the services provided through the mobile terminal, the most used services include message services such as a short message service and a multimedia message service, and location information such as a local base service. Related service.

The message service is a service for providing messages between mobile communication terminals. The message service receives a message sent from a predetermined mobile communication terminal at a message service center (MSC) and transmits the message when the called mobile communication terminal becomes available for communication. This service is available even when the cellular phone is turned off or in a dead zone.

In contrast, the location information-related service is a service utilizing information on where the user of the mobile communication terminal is, and uses various geographic information systems such as GPS to check where the user of the mobile communication terminal is.

However, in recent years, as the demand for providing more convenient and various additional services increases, such a simple message service or location-based service has become difficult to satisfy the above-described user needs.

For example, when you call for help in case of an emergency, the caller's current location is displayed on the called party's wallpaper or message wallpaper, rather than simply sending a voice call, text, or multimedia message. If you let them know the danger more quickly, if the guardian receives a text or multimedia message from the guardian, and if the map showing the location of the guardian appears in the background, the guardian can be more reassured. Will be.

As such, in the future, the creation of various value-added services combining message service and location-based service is required. Since the message service and location-based service have been operated independently of each other and no interworking method is proposed, However, it is difficult to create the various complex services described above.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been proposed to solve the above-mentioned problems. The object of the present invention is to provide a called party with location information of a sender when providing a message service, thereby providing various additional services through a combination of a message service and a location information service. It is to provide a system and method for providing location information using a message service that can be provided.

As a constituent means for achieving the above object, the present invention provides a location information providing method using a message service of a mobile communication terminal which is linked with a location information server that provides a map / location information corresponding to the location information, Acquiring positioning information which is a reference of the; Requesting map / number information by transmitting the obtained positioning information to a location information server; Generating a text or multimedia message including the map / number information when the map / number information corresponding to the location information measured by the request is received from the location information server; And transmitting the generated message to a mobile communication terminal of a destination.

The present invention also provides a method for providing location information using a message service of a location information providing server for providing map / address information of a first mobile communication terminal to a second mobile communication terminal through a text or multimedia message. Generating and storing map / number information corresponding to each of the location information collectable by the terminal; Receiving a text or multimedia message from a first mobile communication terminal; Extracting location information from the received message; If location information is extracted, retrieving map / number information corresponding to the extracted location information; If the map / number information corresponding to the location information is found, changing the location information into the searched map / number information in a message received from the first mobile communication terminal; And transmitting a message in which the map / address information is written to a second mobile communication terminal.

In addition, the present invention is a mobile communication terminal receiving the map / address information of the calling party from the location information providing server through the mobile communication network to provide the calling location information to the other mobile communication terminal, the map / to the location information providing server Transmitting and receiving unit for transmitting and receiving a text or multimedia message including the order information request message or location information; A key input unit having a plurality of keys for selecting and operating functions of the mobile communication terminal; A control unit which acquires location information and checks the key input unit and writes location information based on the location information in the message when a text or multimedia message transmission is instructed; And a display unit for displaying an operation state of the mobile communication terminal.

In addition, the present invention is connected to a plurality of mobile communication terminals including first and second mobile communication terminals for transmitting and receiving text or multimedia message and the map / address information of the mobile communication terminal connected to the mobile communication network to send a text or multimedia message A location information providing server comprising: a storage unit for storing respective map / number information corresponding to positioning information obtained from a mobile communication terminal; A transceiving unit configured to receive location information or a text or multimedia message including location information through a mobile communication network, and to transmit a message including map / number information or map / number information corresponding to the location information; And a server control unit for retrieving map / number information corresponding to the location information input from the transceiver unit from a storage unit and controlling the overall operation of the location information providing server.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the following description, the same components in the drawings are represented by the same reference numerals. In addition, detailed descriptions of well-known functions and configurations that may unnecessarily obscure the subject matter of the present invention will be omitted.

1 is a block diagram of a system for providing location information using a message service according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, a system for providing location information according to the present invention includes a mobile communication network 10 through which voice information and data are transmitted during a mobile communication terminal period, and a map of a text or multimedia message sender through the mobile communication network 10. First and second mobile communication terminals 12 and 13 for transmitting / receiving a message including map / number information while performing a voice call through the mobile communication network 10 and a location information providing server 11 for providing / number information. ) One of the first and second mobile communication terminals 12 and 13 is a sender for sending a message, and the other is a receiver for receiving the sent text or multimedia message. In the following embodiment, for convenience, the first mobile communication terminal 12 is set as the calling side, and the second mobile communication terminal 13 is set as the receiving side.

The location information providing server 11 generates and stores map / number information corresponding to the location information of the mobile communication terminal, and provides map / number information indicating the user's location to the first and second mobile communication terminals 12 and 13. to provide. Here, the positioning information is the basic information of the position determination that can be obtained by the mobile communication terminals 12 and 13. In the case of a general mobile communication terminal, SID (Service ID) and NID (Network) included in the network information provided from the base station ID), BID (Base ID), and a mobile communication terminal having a GPS function corresponds to latitude and longitude information obtained from a GPS satellite. When transmitting a text or multimedia message, the first mobile communication terminal 12 writes the map / number information provided by the location information providing server 11 in the outgoing message and transmits the message to the called party.

Alternatively, the location information providing server 11 receives a text or multimedia message with location information written from the first mobile communication terminal 12, extracts location information in the message, and extracts the location information from the message. After searching for matching map / number information, the location information of the message is changed to the searched map / number information, and then provided to the second mobile communication terminal 13 which is the called party.

In the above-described method of writing location information in a text or multimedia message, the location information is written in a header or a specific field of an outgoing message created by a user.

Specifically, in the case of a text message (SMS), in the SMS MO bearer data format including a header and a user data field, as shown in FIG. 6, a partial area of the user data field is set as a location information field. The location information is recorded in the location information field.

The location information field includes an information delimiter for distinguishing whether the location information to be transmitted is cellular location information or GPS location information, and a length value representing length information of the location information field for more efficient parsing. In the case of a variable length, the position information value represents position information. In the above, the position information value is of variable length.

The length value of the location information field may be represented by 2 bytes. As the location information field is processed to a variable length as described above, the length of the location information field is notified to the receiving side, so that parsing processing may be more effective during data processing. have.

In the case of cellular information, if the location information value is represented in the field in the order of SID, NID, and BID, the separator for each value is treated as a blank (for example, 2180 24 147). When the location information is a GPS method, when the location information value is expressed in the location information field in the order of latitude and longitude, the separator of the latitude and longitude value is treated as a space (for example, 34.5 45.7).

In the case of a multimedia message, since the message is implemented according to the HTTP or WAP protocol, the location information is recorded by defining additional fields in the HTTP or WAP protocol header. A field (PHONE_CELL_PARAMETER) containing cellular information and a field (PHONE_GPS_PARAMETER) containing GPS location information are defined in an HTTP or WAP protocol header. When the location information in the cellular information field PHONE_CELL_PARAMETER is expressed in order of SID, NID, and BID values, the separator of each value is treated as a comma (,) (for example, 2180, 24, 147). The location information in the GPS method information field PHONE_GPS_PARAMETER is expressed in the order of latitude and longitude, and the separator of each value is treated with a comma (,) (for example, 34.5 and 45.7).

2 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing location information according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2, the location information providing server 11 generates and stores location information in which location information (network information or GPS information, etc.) of a mobile communication terminal is matched with map / address information (S101). It waits for a map / number information request to be received from any mobile communication terminal.

In this state, the first mobile communication terminal 12 to receive the location information providing service according to the present invention acquires its own location information (S102), and transmits the obtained location information to the location information providing server 11. Request the corresponding map / number information (S103).

As described above, when a map / number information request is received from the first mobile communication terminal 12 (S103), the location information providing server 11 searches for map / number information matching the received location information (S104). ). The searched map / number information is transmitted to the first mobile communication terminal 12 through the response message (S105).

At this time, the transmission of the location information and the location information, such as the map / address between the first mobile communication terminal 12 and the location information providing server 11 may be made by a general data transmission method, as described above, Alternatively, the message may be transmitted as described in a specific field or header of the multimedia message.

When the first mobile communication terminal 12 which receives the map / number information from the location information providing server 11 wants to transmit a text or multimedia message to any second mobile communication terminal 13, the received map / The location information is written in a specific field or header in the outgoing message (S106), and a text or multimedia message including the map / number information generated as described above is transmitted to the second mobile communication terminal 13 (S107).

Accordingly, in the text or multimedia message transmitted from the first mobile communication terminal 12 to the second mobile communication terminal 13, the location of the sender provided by the location information providing server 11 together with the data created by the user. Includes map / post number information.

Therefore, the second mobile communication terminal 13, which is the receiving side, can receive the text or multimedia message and at the same time obtain the sender's location information. Therefore, the background screen of the text or multimedia message can be obtained using the location information display application. Caller location can be displayed. In this case, since the acquired location information is generally well known map and location information, it may be displayed on the second mobile communication terminal 13 by using the application for displaying a map / address number.

That is, in the above-described method for providing location information, when the location information providing server 11 provides a map or branch information matching the location information of the first mobile communication terminal 12, the first mobile communication terminal 12 transmits the call. The map / address information is included in the message and transmitted to the second mobile communication terminal 13 on the receiving side.

3 is a flowchart illustrating another embodiment of a method for providing location information according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3, the location information providing server 11 generates map / number information that matches location information (network information or GPS information) that can be collected by the first and second mobile communication terminals 12 and 13. Save (S201). Then, it waits for the map / number information request from the mobile communication terminal.

In addition, the first mobile communication terminal 12 to send a text or multimedia message acquires positioning information such as network information or GPS information that can indicate the location of the caller (S202), and sends a text or multimedia message. The obtained positioning information is written in the message (S203). The text or multimedia message including the location information may include message data written by a user.

The first mobile communication terminal 12 transmits a text or multimedia message including the location information generated as described above to the location information providing server 11 (S204).

When receiving the text or multimedia message including the measurement information from the first mobile communication terminal 12 (S204), the location information providing server 11 extracts the measurement information written in the received text or multimedia message (S205). ). In operation S206, map / address information matching the extracted location information is searched. When the map / number information matching the measurement information is found by the search, the location information is changed into the searched map / number information in the text or multimedia message of the first mobile communication terminal 12 (S207). That is, the text or multimedia message of the first mobile communication terminal 12 is reconfigured to include map / number information. The map / number information in the message may be expressed in the same manner as in the above-described method of positioning information.

When the text or multimedia message including the map / number information is generated as described above, the location information providing server 11 transmits the reconstructed text or multimedia message to the second mobile communication terminal 13 at the receiving end (S208). ).

3 is different from the above, when the first mobile communication terminal 11 transmits a completed text or multimedia message including positioning information, the location information providing server 12 receives the other mobile communication. The location information included in the text or multimedia message is changed to corresponding map / number information to be processed by the terminal, and then transferred to the second mobile communication terminal 13 which is the called party.

Using the location information providing method, the sender's map / number information can be transmitted together with the user's message, and by using this, it is possible to create various additional services combining the message service and the location-based service.

In order to implement the above-described method for providing location information, the location information providing server 11 according to the present invention is configured as shown in FIGS. 4A and 4B.

Referring to FIG. 4A, the location information providing server 11 according to the present invention includes a transceiver 41, a server controller 42, and a storage 43.

The transceiver 41 is a transceiver for exchanging data with the mobile communication terminal 12. The transceiver 41 receives location information from the mobile communication terminal 12, and transmits map / address information matching the location information.

The server controller 42 controls the overall operation of the location information providing server 11. In addition, when the location information is input from the transceiver unit 41, the map / number information matching the location information is searched, and the searched map / number information is transmitted to the corresponding mobile communication terminal 12 through the transceiver unit 41. do.

The storage unit 43 stores location information provided by the first mobile communication terminal 12, that is, map / address information matching with network information (SID, NID, BID) or GPS information (latitude and longitude), According to the search instruction of the server controller 42, matching map / number information is provided to the server controller 42.

When the location information providing server 11 according to the above configuration is inputted with the location information of the first mobile communication terminal 12 to the transceiver 41, the server control unit 42 stores the map / address number stored in the storage unit 43. The matching information is found from the information and provided to the first mobile communication terminal 12 through the transceiver 41. Accordingly, the first mobile communication terminal 12 may obtain map / number information indicating its origin.

4B is a block diagram showing the configuration of the location information providing server 11 according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 4B, the location information providing server 11 includes a transceiver 41 ′, a server controller 42 ′, a storage 43, and a message processor 44. Include.

The transceiver 41 'is a transceiver for exchanging data with the first and second mobile communication terminals 12 and 13, and receives a text or multimedia message including positioning information from the first mobile communication terminal 12. In addition, a text or multimedia message including the map / number information is transmitted to the second mobile communication terminal 13 as the destination.

The server controller 42 'controls the overall operation of the location information providing server 11, and when a message sent from the first mobile communication terminal 12 is input through the transceiver 41', the input message is input. After extracting the location information, retrieves the map / location information matching the extracted location information, and after changing the location information in the message of the first mobile communication terminal 12 to the searched map / location information, It transmits to the second mobile communication terminal 13 through the transceiver 41.

The storage unit 43 is a map / matching with location information provided from the mobile communication terminal 12, that is, network information (SID, NID, BID) or GPS information (latitude and longitude) as in the above-described embodiment. It stores the number information and finds the matching map / number information under the control of the server controller 42 'and provides it to the server controller 42'.

The message processing unit 44 changes the positioning information in the text or multimedia message of the first mobile communication terminal 12 to the searched map / address information under the control of the server controller 42 '.

That is, when a text or multimedia message of the first mobile communication terminal 12 is received by the transceiver 41 ', the server controller 42' extracts the location information from the received message and maps / stores the storage 43. Search for matching information among the number information. When the matching map / number information is found, the searched map / number information is provided to the message processor 44, and the message processor 44 is configured to record the location information as the input map / number information. Reconstruct the text or multimedia message of (12). The reconstructed text or multimedia message from the message processor 44 is transmitted to the second mobile communication terminal 13, which is the destination through the transceiver 41 '.

Next, Fig. 5A is a block diagram showing the detailed configuration of a mobile communication terminal in the position information providing system of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 5A, the mobile communication terminal in the position information providing system of the present invention includes a wireless transceiver 51, a key input unit 52, a controller 53, and a memory 54. And a display unit 55.

The wireless transceiver 51 transmits and receives a channel signal carrying voice information and, in addition, transmits and receives a text or multimedia message carrying positioning information or location information through the mobile communication network 10.

The key input unit 52 is an input means for inputting a number or command and selecting a menu. The key input unit 52 is operated by a user when creating a text or multimedia message and inputting a relative number to be called.

The controller 53 controls the overall operation of the mobile communication terminal.

The memory 54 stores data related to the operation of the mobile communication terminal under the control of the controller 53.

The display unit 55 displays the performance of the mobile communication terminal under the control of the controller 53.

In relation to the processing of the location information providing method according to the present invention, the mobile communication terminal may operate in two cases. First, as shown in FIG. 2, the method of providing location information is performed. In this case, the controller 53 acquires the location information and transmits the obtained location information through the wireless transceiver 51. When the location information of the map / number, etc. transmitted from the location information provision server 11 is received, the received map / number information is stored in the memory 54. When a text or multimedia message is sent through the key input unit 52, the received map / number information is written in a specific field of the text or multimedia message data to be sent, and then the wireless transceiver is configured to send the text or multimedia message. Transmitting to the mobile communication network 10 via the 51. In the second case, as shown in FIG. 3, the position information is provided. In this case, the control unit 53 acquires the positioning information and selects transmission of a text or multimedia message through the key input unit 52. When the user prepares a text or multimedia message by combining the data created by the user and the obtained location information, the text or multimedia message is transmitted to the location information providing server 11 through the mobile communication network 10. The text or multimedia message is changed from the location information providing server 11 to the map / number information where the location information is matched and then transmitted to the called party's mobile communication terminal.

The mobile communication terminal shown in (a) of FIG. 5 is a terminal that does not include a separate position measuring means (for example, a GPS module). At this time, the positioning information acquisition of the controller 53 is performed by the mobile communication network 10. It is obtained from network information that is periodically exchanged between and the mobile communication terminal. That is, in the case of the mobile communication terminal, the mobile communication terminal registers its location with the mobile communication network 10 by communicating with the base station of the mobile communication network 10 in order to make the call possible. At this time, the mobile station 10 obtains information for determining a location, a service ID (SID), a network ID (NID), and a base ID (BID) from the mobile communication network 10, and the controller 53 stores the information as positioning information. In this case, since the positioning information provided in the network information is composed of cell units distinguished from the mobile communication network, only the approximate location can be detected, and accurate positioning is difficult. Therefore, when other position measuring means is provided, positioning information can be obtained through the corresponding means.

5B is a block diagram showing another configuration of the mobile communication terminal in the location information providing system of the present invention. The mobile communication terminal illustrated in FIG. 5B includes a wireless transceiver 51, a key input unit 52, a controller 53, a memory 54, a display unit 55, and a GPS module 56. . In this case, the wireless transceiver 51, the key input unit 52, the memory 54, and the display unit 55 perform the same operations as those of FIG.

In addition, the control unit 53 'instructs the GPS module 56 to acquire positioning information, and the GPS module 56 communicates with a GPS satellite to receive a GPS signal, and then, through the GPS module 56, obtains a GPS signal. ) Or request the position calculation by transmitting the received GPS signal to the wireless positioning server (PDE), and receives the result.

Positioning information consisting of latitude and longitude obtained through the GPS module 56 as described above is transmitted to the controller 53 '.

As in the above embodiment, the control unit 53 'transmits the positioning information to the location information providing server 11 through the wireless transmitting and receiving unit 51 to request map / number information, and as a result, the wireless transmitting and receiving unit After storing the map / number information received by the 51 in the memory 54, and when a text or multimedia message transmission request is input from the key input unit 52, a message is generated by combining the created user data with the map / number information. After the configuration, and transmits the configured message via the wireless transmission and reception unit (51). The transmitted message is directly transmitted to the called party's mobile communication terminal through the mobile communication network (10).

In addition, the control unit 53 'does not request the map / number information, and when a text or multimedia message transmission request is made through the key input unit 52, the positioning information (latitude and alarm) is written into the created text or multimedia message. The data is written out and sent to the location information providing server 11 through the wireless transmission / reception unit 51. The location information providing server 11 converts the location information in the received text or multimedia message into matching map / number information and transmits it to the called party's mobile communication terminal.

In the above-described location information providing system, the location information providing server 11 may be implemented as a separate device, or may be implemented using other devices in the existing mobile communication network system.

7 and 8 show an actual implementation of the location information providing system according to the present invention, the mobile communication network 10 is a base station (101, 105) for transmitting and receiving radio signals with the mobile communication terminal (12, 13), and the base station Switch (102, 104) for controlling the path of the signal transmitted and received through (101, 105) and a message server 103 for processing text or multimedia messages input through the switch (102, 104).

The first mobile communication terminal 12 transmits and receives a signal with the mobile communication network 10 to obtain positioning information, SID, NID, and BID, or exchanges a signal with the GPS satellite 18, and calculates the exchanged signal. Obtain latitude and longitude through. In this case, when the mobile communication terminal 12 is not equipped with a latitude and longitude calculation function, request the calculation of latitude and longitude from the wireless positioning server 14 to obtain latitude and longitude information from the wireless positioning server 14. can do. Latitude and longitude calculation process performed in the wireless positioning server 14 is generally known in the GPS technology, and a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

In the above, the location information providing server 11 includes a gateway 111, a location base system (LBS) (or a global positioning management system (GPMS) 112), and a map / location information DB as shown in FIG. And 113. The gateway 111 performs the same function as the transceiver 41 of FIG. 4A, and the LBS (GPMS) 112 performs the function of the server controller 42. The map / number information DB 113 corresponds to the storage unit 43 of FIG. 4A.

That is, the location information transmitted from the mobile communication terminals 12 and 13 to the LBS (or GPMS) 112 established to provide the location-based service is received through the gateway 111 and matched with the corresponding location information. It is possible to easily build a location information providing system according to the present invention by providing the mobile communication terminal (12, 13) by searching with the map / number information. The map / branch information DB 113 is a database for managing map / branch information on the location information, and may use a server of another service provider that has been previously established on a wired network.

In addition, the location information providing server 11 includes a message server 103 ', an LBS (or GPMS) 112', and a map / number information DB 113, as shown in FIG. Can be. In the above, the message server 103 'performs the functions of the transceiver 41' and the message processor 44 of FIG. 4 (b), and the LBS / GPMS 112 'performs the server controller of FIG. 4 (b). The function of 42 'is performed, and the map / number information DB 113 corresponds to the storage 43 of FIG. 4 (b).

In this case, the text or multimedia message transmitted from the first mobile communication terminal 12 is transmitted to the message server 103 'through the base station 111 and the exchange 102 similarly to the existing message delivery flow. The message server 103 extracts location information from the received text or multimedia message. The extracted location information is transmitted to the LBS (or GPMS) 112 'to request matching map / number information. In accordance with the request of the LBS (or GPMS) 112 ', the map / number information DB 113 retrieves the map / number information matching the location information and transmits it to the message server 103'. The message server 103 'reconstructs the text or multimedia message of the first mobile communication terminal 12 so that the received map / number information is recorded, and then, through the exchange 104 and the base station 105, the second mobile communication. Transfer to the terminal (13).

As described above, by linking the pre-established message server (103, 103 '), LBS (or GPMS) (112, 112') and the map / number information DB 113, a variety of services can be provided at no cost.

As described above, the present invention provides a system and method capable of including and transmitting location information in a short message when transmitting a short message, thereby enabling the linkage of the message service and the location information service, and the message service and the location information. Through the linkage of services, it is possible to create various additional services.

Claims (22)

A location information providing method using a message service of a mobile communication terminal which is linked with a location information server providing map / number information corresponding to location information, Acquiring positioning information which is a reference for position determination; Requesting map / number information by transmitting the obtained positioning information to a location information server; When the map / number information is received from the location information server by the request, writing the received map / number information into a text or multimedia message to be sent; And And transmitting a text or multimedia message including the map / number information to a mobile communication terminal of a destination. The method of claim 1, wherein the positioning information Location information providing method using a message service, characterized in that the network information of the mobile communication terminal SID, NID, BID. The method of claim 1, wherein the location information is a latitude and longitude value. The method of claim 3, wherein acquiring positioning information that is a criterion of the position determination comprises: Receiving a GPS signal and requesting a calculation of latitude / longitude values from a wireless location server; And And receiving the latitude and longitude values calculated from the radio location server by the request. The method of claim 1, wherein writing the received map / number information into a text or multimedia message to be sent comprises: Defined as a location information field of variable size in the user data field area of the SMS MO bearer data, And an information delimiter for distinguishing between cell type position information and GPS type position information in the position information field, a length value of the position information field, and expressing the obtained position information value. How to provide location information using services. The method of claim 1, wherein writing the received map / number information into a text or multimedia message to be sent comprises: And defining a location information representation field in a header of the multimedia message, and expressing the obtained location information in the field. In the location information providing method using a message service of the location information providing server for providing the map / address information of the first mobile communication terminal to the second mobile communication terminal through a text or multimedia message, Generating and storing map / number information corresponding to each of the location information collectable by the mobile communication terminal; Receiving a text or multimedia message from a first mobile communication terminal; Extracting location information from the received text or multimedia message; If location information is extracted, retrieving map / number information corresponding to the extracted location information; Changing the location information of the text or multimedia message received from the first mobile communication terminal into the searched map / number information when the map / number information corresponding to the location information is found; And And transmitting a text or multimedia message including the map / number information to a second mobile communication terminal. The method of claim 7, wherein Positioning information extracted from the text or multimedia message is location information providing method using a message service, characterized in that the network information of the mobile communication terminal SID, NID, BID. The method of claim 7, wherein the location information extracted from the text or multimedia message is a latitude and longitude value. In the mobile communication terminal receiving the map / address information of the calling party from the location information providing server through the mobile communication network to provide the calling location information to the other mobile communication terminal, A transmission / reception unit for transmitting / receiving a map / address information request message or a text message including location information to the location information providing server; A key input unit having a plurality of keys for selecting and operating functions of the mobile communication terminal; A control unit which acquires location information and checks the key input unit and writes location information based on the location information in the text message when the text message transmission is instructed; And And a display unit for displaying an operation state of the mobile communication terminal. The method of claim 10, wherein the control unit And SID, NID, and BID of the network information received from the mobile communication network through the transceiver unit as positioning information. The method of claim 10, Further comprising a GPS module for transmitting and receiving GPS signals, The control unit is a mobile communication terminal, characterized in that for setting the latitude, the alarm based on the GPS signal received through the GPS module to the positioning information. The method of claim 12, The control unit transmits a GPS signal received by the GPS module to a wireless positioning server to request latitude and longitude calculation, and obtains latitude and longitude information from the wireless positioning server by the request. The method of claim 10, The control unit transmits the location information to the location information providing server when the location information is acquired, and requests corresponding map / number information. The method of claim 10, When the control unit acquires the positioning information, the controller includes the acquired positioning information in a text message to be transmitted and transmits the location information to the location information providing server. The method of claim 14, And when the map / number information is received from the location information providing server, the controller includes the received map / number information in a text message and transmits the received map / number information to another mobile communication terminal. The method of claim 14, If the originating message is a short message, the control unit is defined in the user data area of the short message, and is an information delimiter for distinguishing between cellular location information and GPS location information, length value of a location information field, SID, NID, A mobile communication terminal, characterized in that the positioning information is written in a location information field consisting of a location information value consisting of a BID, latitude, and longitude. The method of claim 14, If the outgoing message is a multimedia message, the control unit is located in the header of the message and contains a cellular information (PHONE_CELL_PARAMETER) consisting of SID, NID, and BID or a field containing GPS location information consisting of latitude and longitude (PHONE_GPS_PARAMETER). A mobile communication terminal characterized in that the positioning information is written. A first mobile communication terminal for sending a text or multimedia message and a plurality of mobile communication terminals including a second mobile communication terminal for receiving the transmitted text or multimedia message and a mobile communication network to send a text or multimedia message In the location information providing server for providing the map / location information of the mobile communication terminal, A storage unit which stores respective map / number information corresponding to the positioning information obtained from the mobile communication terminal; A transceiving unit configured to receive a location information or a text or multimedia message including location information through a mobile communication network, and to transmit a text or multimedia message including map / number information or map / number information corresponding to the location information; And And a server control unit for retrieving map / number information corresponding to the location information input from the transceiver unit from a storage unit and controlling overall operations of the location information providing server. The method of claim 19, When the location information is received from the first mobile communication terminal, the controller searches for map / number information corresponding to the received location information, and transmits the searched map / number information to the first mobile communication terminal. Location Information Server. The method of claim 19, The control unit may further include a message processing unit configured to reconfigure the text or multimedia message by changing location information in the text or multimedia message of the first mobile communication terminal to the map / number information searched by the control unit. Informational server. The method of claim 21, When the text or multimedia message including the location information is received from the first mobile communication terminal, the controller extracts the location information from the text or multimedia message, searches for the map / number information corresponding thereto, and retrieves the retrieved information from the message processing unit. And providing a text or multimedia message including the reconstructed map / number information to the second mobile communication terminal.

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