KR20070074350A - Method for providing bus information guide service and system thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

A method and a system for providing a bus information guide service are provided to enable a user to immediately obtain real-time information, without going through many stages, by receiving a hot code or a hot number, allocated to each bus stop, from the user and providing corresponding information directly to the user. In order to acquire local information, such as peripheral information, coupon information, peripheral traffic information, etc., on the basis of a bus stop, where a user is located at present, the user photographs unique hot code of the bus stop, displayed on a bus stop guide map, by using his/her mobile terminal or inputs unique hot number of the bus stop. Then, if the user transmits the photographed hot code or the inputted hot number to a web server, the web server receives it(S701). The web server searches a DB for the bus stop-based local information mapped to the received hot code or number(S703). The web server transmits a page containing the obtained bus stop-based local information to the user's mobile terminal(S705).

Description

Method for providing bus information guide service and system thereof

1 is a block diagram of a conventional bus driving information system;

2 is a configuration diagram of a bus information providing service providing system of the present invention;

3a and 3b is an exemplary view for explaining the hot code and the hot number given to the bus stop guide map according to the present invention,

4 is an enlarged view illustrating an enlarged station specific hot code and hot number of FIG. 3B;

5 is a flowchart illustrating a first embodiment for explaining a bus information providing service providing method according to the present invention;

6A to 6C are exemplary views illustrating contents provided on a display unit of a mobile communication terminal according to the present invention;

8 to 10 are exemplary views illustrating a local information providing service provided to a display unit of a mobile communication terminal according to the present invention.

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

210: Web server 220: DB

230: information providing unit 240: base station

250: mobile communication terminal

The present invention relates to a method and system for providing a bus information guidance service, and more particularly, to a method and system for providing a bus information guidance service for guiding bus arrival schedule information and surrounding comprehensive information based on a stop.

Route bus, synonymous with public transportation, plays a very important role as a citizen's foot along with the subway. The subway guarantees on-time delivery, so users do not have any inconvenience in using it without any prior information.The subway provides operation information of each subway station through electronic signboards and voice information. In order to maximize the convenience, on the other hand, the general city bus is affected by the traffic situation, there is a problem that can not secure the timing of the dispatch.

In order to solve such a problem, the bus management system (BMS) implemented in Seoul grasps real-time bus driving information based on a global positioning system (GPS) and wireless communication. It is provided through a wired site online or wireless internet provided by three mobile communication companies. This will be described with reference to FIG. 1.

1 is a block diagram of a conventional bus driving information system.

As shown in the figure, the conventional bus driving information system, the vehicle terminal (not shown) of the bus 120 receives the GPS position coordinates for the vehicle via the satellite 110, and receives the received GPS coordinates By using the vehicle terminal to detect the location of the bus, the running speed, and the like. Thereafter, the data is transmitted to the general command room 130 through the wireless data communication network. The general command room 130 processes the real-time bus operation information by using the data received from the bus 120, and transmits the real-time bus operation information to a mobile communication terminal (for example, a cell phone or a mobile phone) of citizens and drivers. A personal digital assistant (PDA) or the like, or an automatic response service (ARS).

As such, the conventional bus operation information system may control the operation of the bus by satellite, thereby providing the user with information on the bus route and the estimated time of arrival of the bus, and providing the driver with the interval, progress, and road conditions. .

In this case, in order for a user to obtain such bus operation information by using a mobile communication terminal, there are differences depending on the service providers that provide mobile communication services. Generally, ① wireless Internet access, ② traffic information selection in a menu, and ③ public transportation in a submenu. You have to go through various menus such as selecting information and selecting bus information, and you have to go through various steps, such as choosing a bus route number and choosing a stop.

As such, when a user receives bus service information using a mobile communication terminal, a conventional bus service information system may recognize a menu position and inquire a corresponding result only by moving through several steps (at least 10 steps). Therefore, there is a problem in that the use of the user is troublesome, and also, since the user must go through various steps for the use of the service, there is a problem in that the use is difficult in an emergency situation.

In addition, although all age groups are consumers of bus information, the main customers who use the wireless Internet are limited in their age ranges. Unlike the basic purpose, there is a problem that the spread of the use is difficult.

The present invention has been proposed in order to solve the above problems, the bus code based on bus information in real time by recognizing the hot code or hot number assigned to each bus route / stop on the bus stop guide map as a camera of the mobile communication terminal And to provide a bus information guide service providing method and system for inquiring local information, the purpose is to.

In order to achieve the above object, according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the step of receiving image or number information about the bus traffic information from the user's mobile communication terminal; Retrieving information based on a stop mapped to the image or number information; Establishing a channel with the user's mobile communication terminal; And transmitting the information retrieved through the established channel to the mobile communication terminal of the user.

In this case, the image or number may be unique to the corresponding stop or may be unique to the bus route stopping at the corresponding stop, and the image is preferably a barcode. Here, the barcode is photographed and received from the mobile communication terminal of the user.

The stop-based information may be arrival information of a predetermined bus, and the stop-based information may be local information of a region near the stop.

In addition, according to another preferred embodiment of the present invention, the step of receiving image or number information about the bus traffic information from the user's mobile communication terminal; Retrieving scheduled arrival information of a bus route mapped to the image or number information; Establishing a channel with the user's mobile communication terminal; And transmitting the information retrieved through the established channel to the mobile communication terminal of the user.

On the other hand, according to another embodiment of the present invention, the receiving unit for receiving image or number information about the bus traffic information from the user's mobile communication terminal; A controller for searching for information based on a stop mapped to the image or number information; A channel setting unit for setting a channel with the user's mobile communication terminal; And a transmission unit for transmitting the information retrieved through the established channel to the mobile communication terminal of the user.

In addition, according to another embodiment of the present invention, a program of instructions for performing a bus information guidance service providing method is implemented tangibly, and in a recording medium recording a program that can be read by a digital processing apparatus, Receiving image or number information about bus traffic information from a mobile communication terminal of a user; Retrieving information based on a stop mapped to the image or number information; Establishing a channel with the user's mobile communication terminal; And a recording medium recording a program for transmitting the information retrieved through the established channel to the user's mobile communication terminal.

The above objects, features and advantages will become more apparent from the following detailed description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. First of all, in adding reference numerals to the components of each drawing, it should be noted that the same components have the same number as much as possible even if displayed on different drawings. Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

2 is a block diagram of a system for providing bus information guidance service according to the present invention.

As shown in the figure, the service providing system of the present invention comprises a web server 210 and a database (hereinafter, simply referred to as 'DB') 220, wherein the web server 210 Is linked with an information providing unit 230 that provides bus information and stop-based local information through a network (eg, the Internet). In addition, the mobile communication terminal 250 of the user can be connected to the system of the present invention through a wireless network (for example, a network capable of bidirectional communication such as CDMA, WLAN, and pager network. In this case, the base station 240 may be used, and since other mobile communication systems are already well known, the detailed description thereof will be omitted.

The information providing unit 230 detects data on bus operation information such as bus location and driving speed, and local information providing information around a stop where the user is currently located, using the GPS coordinates of FIG. 1. Received via a wireless network, to provide it to the DB (220). The information providing unit 230 may periodically update the driving information and the local information in the DB 220, and the type of information provided by the information providing unit 230 is not limited to the driving information and the local information of the bus. something to do. Since this structure is the same as that provided conventionally, detailed description is abbreviate | omitted.

The mobile communication terminal 250 can take a hot code with a camera attached to it and transmit it to the web server 210. The mobile communication terminal 250 should be equipped with a camera, and should be able to access the web server 210 through a wireless network. do. If the mobile communication terminal 250 does not have a hot code, the hot number may be transmitted to the web server 210 and should be able to be connected to the web server 210 through a wireless network.

In the present invention, the hot code refers to a two-dimensional barcode unique to a stop and a bus route attached to the stop guide map, and can be photographed by a camera in which the mobile communication terminal 250 is installed. Accordingly, the web server 210 receives this as an image, and searches the DB 220 for driving information and local information mapped to the corresponding image.

In addition, the hot number used in the present invention refers to the numeric information unique to the stop and the bus route to be guided in the guide map, the user directly inputs it to the mobile communication terminal 250, a web server directly through the wireless Internet ( 210). At this time, the hot number can be given in a certain form, the stop-specific hot number is' XX (service separator; 1-2 digits) + YY (guru separator; 2 digits) + ZZZ (stop serial number) (for example , ** 11 23 456), and the bus number's unique hot number is' XX (service separator; 1-2 digits) + YY (guarante separator; 2 digits) + ZZZ (stop serial number) + AAA (routing). Number) (for example ** 11 23 456 7890). However, this is presented by the preferred embodiment of the present invention, but is not limited thereto.

3A and 3B are diagrams illustrating one example of a hot code and a hot number assigned to a bus stop guide map according to the present invention. For example, route maps of buses 605 and 6514 are guided to Gangseo Health Center. A stop guide map is shown.

As shown in Figures 3a and 3b, in accordance with the present invention a hot code and a hot number of the station unique 310 is provided, a hot code and a hot number of the bus route unique (320, 330) is provided.

4 is an enlarged view illustrating an enlarged station-specific hot code and hot number of FIG. 3B.

As shown in the figure, a hot code 410 and a hot number 420 are provided in accordance with the present invention.

On the other hand, the DB 220 is responsible for synchronizing periodically or aperiodically with the information providing unit 230 and the bus operation information and local information.

Web server 210, when the user photographed and transmitted a hot code with a camera in the mobile communication terminal 250, or transmits the hot number using a wireless network, the information mapped to the corresponding hot code and hot number It searches for the DB 220, and serves to provide the mobile terminal 250 with the operation information or local information of the bus stop based on the location.

Hereinafter, a service operation of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing a bus information guide service according to the present invention, and is intended to provide a user with scheduled arrival information on a specific bus route.

As shown in the figure, in order to know the arrival information of a specific bus route based on the stop where the user is currently located, the user may apply a hot code (stop hot code or bus) applied to the stop guide as shown in FIG. 3A or 3B. Take a route hot code) with its mobile communication terminal 250, or input a hot number (stop station hot number or bus route hot number), and transmit it to the web server 210, the web server 210 sends it. Can be received (S501).

The web server 210 determines whether the received hot code or hot number is a stop-specific hot code or hot number, a bus route-specific hot code or hot number (S503), and is a stop-specific hot code or hot number. In step S505, the bus number of the bus to know the expected arrival time is requested. If the bus code has a unique hot code or hot number, step S505 is unnecessary. According to the present invention, when a user accesses a hot code or a hot number, the user accesses the web server 210 directly through the wireless Internet. Accordingly, the web server 210 can directly set a channel for wireless Internet access.

Thereafter, the DB 507 is searched for the operation information of the bus to know the arrival schedule information based on the location of the stop, and the arrival information is transmitted to the mobile communication terminal 250 of the user (S509).

An example implemented in the terminal 250 will be described with reference to FIG. 6.

6A to 6C are exemplary views illustrating contents provided on a display unit of a mobile communication terminal according to the present invention.

As shown in the figure, when the user transmits the hot code or hot number to the web server 210 in step S501 of FIG. 5, the web server 210 indicates that the hot code or hot number is unique to the station's hot code or hot. In the case of the number, the screen as shown in FIG. 6A is transmitted to the mobile communication terminal 250 of the user for display. If the user wants to know the arrival information of the bus, '2. When the arrival time is requested, the bus number is requested by displaying a screen as shown in FIG. 6B.

When the user wants to know the arrival schedule information of the corresponding route by inputting '6514', the user searches for this in the DB 220 and, as shown in FIG. The arrival information such as the location of the nearest bus may be transmitted to the mobile communication terminal 250 for display.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing a bus information service according to the present invention, and provides a user with regional information based on a stop.

As shown in the figure, in order to know local information such as surrounding information, coupon information, or surrounding traffic information based on the stop at which the user is currently located, the user may apply the stop shown in FIG. 3A or 3B to the stop guide map. Taking a unique hot code with its own mobile communication terminal 250, or by inputting a unique hot number of the stop (S501), and transmits it to the web server 210, the web server 210 may receive it. (S701).

The web server 210 may search for stop based area information mapped to the corresponding hot code or hot number in the DB 220 (S703), and transmit the corresponding stop based area information page to the terminal 250 (S705).

Hereinafter, an example of a local information service provided by the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

8 to 11 are exemplary views illustrating a local information providing service provided to a display unit of a mobile communication terminal according to the present invention.

8 illustrates a service for providing a shortest route of a destination based on a stop at which a user is currently located. In the screen of FIG. 8A provided when the user enters a stop hot code or hot number, the user selects' 1. When selecting the shortest route to destination, the user may be inquired of the destination as shown in FIG. 8B, and the bus route to the destination may be provided as shown in FIG. 8C to provide information on the route selected by the user as shown in FIG. 8D. . 8E is a screen provided when the user selects a map view on the screen of 8d.

9 illustrates a service for providing surrounding traffic information based on a stop at which a user is currently located. If the user enters a stop hot code or hot number, the user may enter '4. When selecting 'Nearly traffic information', as shown in FIG. 9B, traffic situation information of surrounding roads may be provided as a readable image based on a user location.

FIG. 10 illustrates a service for providing surrounding area information based on a stop where a user is currently located (However, in the description of the present invention, the term 'area information' is broadly provided according to the present invention. Although information on the service is shown, in the description of FIG. 10, information about the area around the stop will be indicated by consultation). When the user enters a stop hot code or hot number, the user may enter '5. When the neighborhood information is selected, the business information of the area within 1 km is searched and provided as shown in FIG. 10B. However, the present invention is not limited thereto and may be provided according to a setting for an area beyond 1 km. Thereafter, as shown in FIGS. 10C to 10E, detailed information about a business of a business type selected by a user may be provided.

As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to easily provide detailed information on nearby area information based on the location of the bus stop.

The method of the present invention as described above may be implemented as a program and stored in a computer-readable recording medium (CD-ROM, RAM, ROM, floppy disk, hard disk, magneto-optical disk, etc.).

The present invention described above is not limited to the above-described embodiments and the accompanying drawings, and various substitutions, modifications, and changes can be made in the art without departing from the technical spirit of the present invention. It will be clear to those of ordinary knowledge.

The present invention as described above, by directly receiving a unique hot code or hot number given to each station to the user and provides the corresponding information directly to the user, it is possible to provide immediate information without going through several steps There is.

Claims (10)

Receiving image or number information about bus traffic information from a mobile communication terminal of a user; Retrieving information based on a stop mapped to the image or number information; Establishing a channel with the user's mobile communication terminal; And And transmitting the information retrieved through the established channel to the mobile communication terminal of the user. The method of claim 1, wherein the image or number is unique to a corresponding stop. The method of claim 1, wherein the image or number is unique to a bus route that stops at a corresponding stop. The method according to claim 2 or 3, wherein the image is a barcode. The method of claim 3, wherein the barcode is photographed and received from the user's mobile communication terminal. The method of claim 1, wherein the information based on the stop is arrival information of a predetermined bus. The method of claim 1, wherein the information based on the stop is local information of a region near the stop. Receiving image or number information about bus traffic information from a mobile communication terminal of a user; Retrieving scheduled arrival information of a bus route mapped to the image or number information; Establishing a channel with the user's mobile communication terminal; And And transmitting the information retrieved through the established channel to the mobile communication terminal of the user. A receiving unit for receiving image or number information about bus traffic information from a mobile communication terminal of a user; A controller for searching for information based on a stop mapped to the image or number information; A channel setting unit for setting a channel with the user's mobile communication terminal; And And a transmission unit for transmitting the information retrieved through the established channel to the mobile communication terminal of the user. In the recording medium recording a program that can be read by the digital processing device is implemented a program of instructions that can perform the bus information guidance service providing method, Receiving image or number information about bus traffic information from a mobile communication terminal of a user; Retrieving information based on a stop mapped to the image or number information; Establishing a channel with the user's mobile communication terminal; And And a program for transmitting the information retrieved through the established channel to the mobile communication terminal of the user.

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