KR20180063761A - Method for Sharing Wireless Access Point based on Location - Google Patents

Abstract

A location-based wireless repeater sharing method comprises: a first step of receiving repeater registration information; a second step of storing repeater registration information in a designated storage medium; a third step of receiving location information; a fourth step of confirming repeater registration information corresponding to location region information; a fifth step of providing repeater sharing information to an application of a sharing user wireless terminal; a sixth step of confirming repeater information corresponding to an intersection with the repeater information; and a seventh step of attempting wireless connection to a specific wireless repeater. A wireless repeater of an area including a checked current location is checked to be wirelessly connected to a wireless terminal of a user and to be shared.

Description

Technical Field [0001] The present invention relates to a location-based wireless repeater sharing method,

The present invention registers user information, location area information, repeater information, and password information of a registered user for sharing and registering a WiFi-based wireless repeater, and when a shared user who wants to share a wireless repeater requests sharing of the wireless repeater, A method for sharing a location-based wireless repeater, comprising the steps of: confirming a current location from an app of a wireless terminal of a shared user, identifying a wireless repeater in an area including an identified current location, and sharing the wireless repeater with a wireless terminal of the user will be.

As Internet and mobile technologies are rapidly developing and popularized, wireless devices such as smart phones, tablets and notebooks, which are being launched recently, all include Wi-Fi as a basic means of wireless communication.

Well known, WiFi is a wireless network of computer networking technology called Ethernet or Wired LAN that enables data communication at the same speed and quality as wired LAN in wireless environment.

However, there are areas where Wi-Fi can be connected in a public place, and a specific merchant provides Wi-Fi on its own, but it is intended for visiting customers, and a password is set for accessing Wi-Fi, .

Korean Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 10-2013-0053341 (published May 23, 2013) relates to an apparatus and method for automatic selection of a router of a Wi-Fi system. In the process of searching for or accessing a router in a Wi-Fi system, And the like, so that the user can select an optimal router.

However, the above configuration simply selects multiple WiFi to be searched efficiently. In the end, the WiFi of the Internet service provider to which the user himself or herself belongs is a WiFi or a public WiFi in which the user himself knows the access password, Of Wi-Fi.

Accordingly, it is time to search for an efficient service that registers Wi-Fi so that it can be shared by each location, and can share previously registered Wi-Fi according to the location of a user who wants to share.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for sharing a location-based wireless repeater, the method comprising the steps of: acquiring user information, location area information, repeater information, and password information of a registered user for sharing registration of a Wi- And when a shared user who wants to share the wireless repeater requests sharing of the wireless repeater, it checks the current location from the app of the wireless terminal of the shared user, identifies the wireless repeater in the area including the confirmed current location, So that they can be wirelessly connected to the user's wireless terminal for sharing.

A location-based wireless repeater sharing method executed by one or more wireless terminals having a WiFi-based wireless LAN connection function and an operation server capable of communicating with at least one wireless terminal according to the present invention is characterized in that the operation server includes a Wi- User information for identifying the registered user from an app of a registered user wireless terminal for sharing registration of a WiFi-based wireless repeater, location area information corresponding to a current location of the registered user wireless terminal, A first step of receiving relay register information including the relay information and the password information; a step of storing the relay registration information including the user information, the location area information, the repeater information and the password information in a designated storage medium; Step 2, and the operation server transmits a request for sharing the wireless repeater A third step of receiving location information corresponding to a current location of the shared user wireless terminal from an app of the user wireless terminal; and a third step of receiving, from the plurality of location registration information stored in the storage medium, (N > = 1) repeater registration information corresponding to the location area information matched within a range of the repeater registration information; The method comprising the steps of: providing the shared user wireless terminal with an application of the shared user wireless terminal; and a fifth step of providing the shared user wireless terminal with the shared user wireless terminal among the N pieces of the repeater information included in the received shared- (1? N? N) repeater information corresponding to an intersection with M (M? 1) And a seventh step of attempting wireless connection to a specific wireless repeater corresponding to the specific repeater information by using the password information of any one of the n repeater information in the app of the shared user wireless terminal have.

A method for sharing a location-based wireless repeater according to the present invention includes: transmitting a relay repeater identifier for identifying a wireless repeater to be shared and registered in an app of a registered user wireless terminal that shares and registers a wireless repeater at a current location relaying a WiFi- Receiving a password information of a wireless repeater selected and to be shared and registered; attempting a wireless connection to a wireless repeater corresponding to the repeater information through the inputted password information from an app of the registered user wireless terminal; Upon successful connection to the wireless repeater, the user of the registered user wireless terminal identifies the registered user, the location area information corresponding to the current location of the registered user wireless terminal, the repeater information and the password information that succeeded in the wireless connection And sending the containing repeater property to the designated operating server And the first step may include the step of the server receiving the repeater registration information from an app of the registered user wireless terminal.

According to the present invention, the repeater information may include an SSID of a wireless repeater.

According to the present invention, the location area information may include area information that the radio frequency signal of the radio repeater can reach.

According to the present invention, the second step may include the steps of counting the number of registrant registration information registered by each registered user and assigning a rating, and class information corresponding to the assigned rating in the user information of each registered user The method further comprising the steps of:

The second step may include the steps of: counting a number of shares shared by the wireless repeater registered by the specific registered user with one or more shared user wireless terminals; updating or adjusting the rating information of the specific registered user The method further comprising the steps of:

According to the present invention, the rating information can be exposed through an app of a shared-user wireless terminal to share and use the wireless repeater shared and registered by the registered user.

A method for sharing a location-based wireless repeater according to the present invention includes calculating location information corresponding to a current location of a shared user wireless terminal in an app of a shared user wireless terminal to share a wireless repeater at a current location, And the third step may include the step of the server receiving the location information from the app of the shared user wireless terminal.

According to the present invention, in the fourth step, the operation server includes checking at least one repeater registration information including the received location information among the plurality of location information of the repeater registration information stored in the storage medium .

According to the present invention, in the fourth step, the operation server confirms one or more repeater registration information including the received location information among the plurality of location information of the repeater registration information stored in the storage medium, And confirming one or more repeater registration information whose distance between the received location information and the center of the location of the information is within a certain distance.

According to the present invention, in the fourth step, the operation server confirms one or more repeater registration information including the received location information among the plurality of location information of the repeater registration information stored in the storage medium, And confirming one or more repeater registration information whose distance between the received position information and the position boundary of the information is within a certain distance.

According to the present invention, in the fourth step, the operation server derives an expected moving direction of the shared user wireless terminal based on two or more pieces of location information received from an app of the shared user wireless terminal, And checking at least one repeater registration information including location area information corresponding to the predicted moving direction derived from the location area information of the stored plurality of repeater registration information.

According to the present invention, in the fourth step, the operation server determines whether or not the shared user wireless terminal is estimated based on two or more pieces of location information received from an app of the shared user wireless terminal and geographical information (or map information) Determining one or more repeater registration information including location area information corresponding to the derived predicted movement path of the plurality of repeater registration information stored in the storage medium; Lt; / RTI >

According to the present invention, the sixth step may further include the step of displaying a repeater list including the identified n repeater information in the app of the shared user wireless terminal.

According to the present invention, in the sixth step, the step of displaying the repeater list in which the n repeater information is sorted based on the signal reception strength of the n repeater information confirmed by the app of the shared user wireless terminal And the like.

According to the present invention, the repeater sharing information further includes user information in which the repeater information and the password information are shared and registered, and the repeater list further includes user information that shares and registers password information for each repeater information .

According to the present invention, the seventh step may include selecting specific repeater information based on the signal reception strength of the n repeater information in the app of the shared user wireless terminal.

According to the present invention, in the seventh step, the number of concurrent users for the n repeater information is checked in the app of the shared user wireless terminal through the operation server, and if the signal reception strength is equal to or greater than the designated strength, And selecting one of the specific repeater information in this order.

According to another aspect of the present invention, the seventh step includes the steps of: checking whether a password input window is displayed for wireless connection to a specific wireless repeater in an application of the shared user wireless terminal; And automatically inputting password information of the specific repeater information.

According to the present invention, in the seventh step, when the app of the shared user wireless terminal attempts to make a wireless connection more than a predetermined number of times by using the password information of the specific wireless repeater and fails, the password update And requesting update of the password information of the specific wireless repeater to the app of the registered user wireless terminal that has registered the repeater registration information of the specific wireless repeater by receiving the password update request information The method further comprising the steps of:

If the update request of the password information fails or is not renewed for a predetermined period or more, the operation server transmits the password information of the specific wireless repeater provided in the location area information designated by the application of the unspecified number of user wireless terminals And attempting to request registration of the mobile terminal.

According to the present invention, location information, wireless repeater information, and password information for Wi-Fi sharing are registered from a plurality of users having a wireless relay device based on a Wi-Fi (WiFi) based on sharing, There is an advantage that a wireless repeater which can be shared at the location of the user is searched for and provided to make a connection possible.

1 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a location-based wireless repeater sharing system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a diagram illustrating an application function configuration of a registered user wireless terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a diagram illustrating an application function configuration of a shared user wireless terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 4 illustrates a location-based wireless repeater sharing process according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 5 illustrates a location-based wireless repeater sharing process according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 6 illustrates a location-based wireless repeater sharing process according to an embodiment of the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be understood, however, that the drawings and the following detailed description are exemplary and explanatory and are intended to provide further explanation of the invention, and are not to be construed as limiting the present invention.

In the following description of the present invention, a detailed description of known functions and configurations incorporated herein will be omitted when it may make the subject matter of the present invention rather unclear. The terms used below are defined in consideration of the functions of the present invention, which may vary depending on the user, intention or custom of the operator. Therefore, the definition should be based on the contents throughout the present invention.

As a result, the technical idea of the present invention is determined by the claims, and the following embodiments are merely means for effectively explaining the technical idea of the present invention to a person having ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention belongs Only.

FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a location-based wireless repeater sharing system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In more detail, FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a registered user who is to share and register a WiFi-based wireless repeater through one or more wireless terminals having a WiFi-based wireless LAN connection function and an operation server capable of communicating with at least one wireless terminal. The location information, the location information, the repeater information, and the password information of the wireless repeater, and when the shared user who wants to share the wireless repeater requests sharing of the wireless repeater, the current position is confirmed from the app of the wireless terminal of the shared user, Based wireless repeater sharing system for identifying a wireless repeater in an area including a current location and sharing the wireless repeater with a wireless terminal of the shared user so as to share the same. It is to be appreciated that reference to and / Would be able to gauge the various inference methods performed for the configuration of the sharing systems, the present invention is made, including any exemplary way in which the inference, to which the technical feature that is not limited to the exemplary method shown in the figure 1.

Referring to FIG. 1, the location-based wireless repeater sharing system registers user information, location area information corresponding to a current location, and repeater registration information from a registered user who shares and registers a WiFi-based wireless repeater 150, An operation server 100 that processes the sharing of the wireless repeater 150 through a registered wireless repeater 150 according to the location of a shared user who wants to use the wireless repeater 150; A wireless terminal 145 of a registered user to share and register a Wi-Fi based wireless repeater 150; a wireless repeater 150 that has successfully established a wireless connection with the registered user wireless terminal 145; And a wireless terminal 155 of the shared user who wants to share the wireless repeater 150 through the wireless repeater 150.

Meanwhile, in the present invention, it is to be understood that a registered user and a shared user are used to distinguish roles for registration and sharing of a wireless repeater, and that any of the users can be a registered user or a shared user.

The wireless terminal 145 operated by the registered user who wishes to register the Wi-Fi-based wireless repeater 150 through the operation server 100 may be any one of various smart phones, various tablet PCs, various PDAs, . ≪ / RTI >

The registered user's wireless terminal 145 includes a predetermined application 230 that communicates with the operating server 100 to register the Wi-Fi-based wireless repeater 150. The registered user's wireless terminal 145 ) And the function and configuration of the app 230 will be described in more detail with reference to FIG.

The wireless repeater 150 of the registered user can be connected to a wireless device of a user authorized by a Wi-Fi based wireless LAN connection function through a Wi-Fi based wireless LAN connection.

According to the present invention, the wireless repeater 150 may be a wireless repeater 150 owned by a registered user, or may be a third-party wireless repeater 150 that the registered user knows access information.

The wireless terminal 155 operated by the shared user who wants to share the Wi-Fi-based wireless repeater through the operation server 100 includes at least one of various smart phones, various tablet PCs, PDAs, and various mobile phones capable of wireless communication .

The shared user's wireless terminal 155 includes a predetermined application 330 communicating with the operation server 100 for sharing the Wi-Fi based wireless repeater, and the shared user's wireless terminal 155 and the app The function and configuration of the communication device 330 will be described in more detail with reference to FIG.

Referring to FIG. 1, an operation server 100 shown in FIG. 1 includes an application 230 of a wireless terminal 145 of a registered user who wants to register a wireless repeater 150 based on WiFi, An information storage unit 110 for storing information necessary for sharing registration of the wireless repeater 150 received from the app 230 of the wireless terminal 145, A rank assigning unit 115 for counting the registered number of registered users of the registered users and assigning a rating to the registered users, and a rank assigning unit 115 for assigning a rank corresponding to the current position of the shared user from the wireless terminal 155 of the shared user, A registration information confirmation unit (125) for verifying one or more pre-registered repeater registration information corresponding to the location information of the shared user, The wireless relay apparatus includes a shared information providing unit 130 for providing the shared information to the wireless terminal 155 of the user and a password update request information of the corresponding wireless relay unit from the wireless terminal 155 of the shared user, A password update processor 135 for requesting the terminal 160 to update the password information, a storage medium 140 storing one or more information registered, generated and provided in the process of sharing the location-based wireless repeater according to the present invention, As shown in FIG.

The information receiving unit 105 receives user information for identifying the registered user from the application 230 of the wireless terminal 145 of the registered user who shares and registers the Wi-Fi-based wireless repeater 150, Location area information corresponding to the current location, and repeater registration information including repeater information and password information that have been wirelessly connected by the wireless terminal 145 of the registered user.

Herein, the repeater information succeeding to the wireless connection in the wireless terminal 145 of the registered user may include the SSID of the wireless repeater 150.

Here, the location area information corresponding to the current location of the wireless terminal 145 of the registered user may include area information that a radio frequency signal of the wireless repeater 150 can reach.

For example, the location area information may include an area within a radius of a few meters from the location (= center) where the wireless repeater 150 is installed, or a building in which the wireless repeater 150 is installed (= (In the case of a door or a window on the road side, it is more likely that a cement wall having a radio signal is more easily penetrable and a road is more likely to be a route of a shared user) Information.

The information storage unit 110 stores the user information, location area information, and repeater registration information including the repeater information and the password information received from the app 230 of the registered user's wireless terminal 145 through the information receiving unit 105 May be stored in the designated storage medium 140.

In the course of storing the relay device registration information including the user information, the location area information, the repeater information and the password information through the information storage unit 110 in the storage medium 140, The number of registrant registration information of the registered users can be counted to assign a rating and the rating information corresponding to the assigned rating can be stored in the user information of each registered user.

In addition, the rating assigning unit 115 counts the number of times that the wireless repeater 150 registered by the specific registered user shares with the wireless terminal 155 of one or more shared users, and uses the counted number of shares, The rating information of the registered user can be updated or adjusted.

The rank information provided to the registered user may be exposed through an application of the wireless terminal 155 of the shared user who wants to share the wireless repeater 150 shared and registered by the registered user.

In addition, the rating information may be affected even when the registered user who has received the password update request does not update the password.

The location information receiving unit 120 receives location information corresponding to the current location of the wireless terminal 155 of the shared user from the application 330 of the wireless terminal 155 of the shared user who intends to use the wireless repeater 150 .

When the location information corresponding to the current location of the wireless terminal 155 of the shared user is received through the location information receiving unit 120, At least N (N? 1) repeater registration information corresponding to the received location information and the location area information matched within the allowable range among the registration information can be confirmed.

According to the embodiment of the present invention, the registration information confirmation unit 125 identifies the application 330 of the wireless terminal 155 of the shared user among the location information of the plurality of registration information registered in the storage medium 140, And the location information received from the mobile terminal.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, the registration information confirming unit 125 may identify one or more repeater registration information including the received location information among the plurality of location information of the repeater registration information stored in the storage medium 140, And confirm one or more repeater registration information whose distance between the location information received from the app 330 of the wireless terminal 155 of the shared user is within a certain distance at the center of the location area information.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, the registration information confirmation unit 125 may register one or more of the repeater registration information including the received location information among the plurality of location information of the repeater registration information registered in the storage medium 140 And confirm one or more repeater registration information whose distance between the location information received from the app 330 of the wireless terminal 155 of the shared user is within a certain distance at the location boundary of the location area information.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, the registration information confirmation unit 125 identifies the registered user's wireless terminal 155 based on two or more pieces of location information received from the app 330 of the wireless terminal 155 of the shared user 155 and one or more repeater registration information including location area information corresponding to the predicted moving direction derived from the location area information of the plurality of repeater registration information registered and registered in the storage medium 140 Can be confirmed.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, the registration information confirmation unit 125 identifies two or more pieces of location information received from the app 330 of the wireless terminal 155 of the shared user and geographical information (or map information ) Of the location information of a plurality of repeater registration information stored in the storage medium 140 and a location corresponding to the derived expected travel route One or more repeater registration information including the area information can be confirmed.

When the N pieces of repeater registration information matching the location information received from the app 330 of the wireless terminal 155 of the shared user are confirmed through the registration information confirmation unit 125, And provides repeater sharing information including N repeater information and password information corresponding to the identified repeater registration information to the app 330 of the wireless terminal 155 of the shared user.

The password update processing unit 135 updates the shared secret information provided by the shared information providing unit 130 from the shared user's wireless terminal 155 after being provided to the app 330 of the shared user's wireless terminal 155 When the application 330 fails to make a wireless connection attempt more than a predetermined number of times by using the password information of the specific wireless repeater 150, the application 330 of the wireless terminal 155 of the shared user transmits the specific wireless repeater 150 The wireless terminal 155 of the registered user who has registered the relay registration information of the specific wireless repeater 150 can receive the password update request information (e.g., failed relay information, user information of the registered user, etc.) To request the update of the password information of the specific wireless repeater 150 with the application 330 of FIG.

If the update request for the password information fails or is not renewed for a predetermined period or longer, the password update processing unit 135 updates the password of the specific wireless repeater included in the location area information designated by the application of the wireless terminal of the unspecified number of users You may request registration of information.

2 is a diagram illustrating an application function configuration of a registered user wireless terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 shows a simple functional configuration of a wireless terminal 145 operated by a registered user who wants to register a Wi-Fi-based wireless repeater 150 via the operation server 100 shown in FIG. 1, Those skilled in the art will be able to refer to and / or modify Figure 2 to derive various implementations of the functional configuration of the wireless terminal 145 of the registered user, The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. Preferably, the registered user's wireless terminal 145 of FIG. 2 may include at least one of various smart phones, various tablet PCs, various PDAs, and various mobile phones capable of wireless communication and equipped with a touch screen.

2, the registered user's wireless terminal 145 includes a control unit 200, a memory unit 225, a screen output unit 205, a user input unit 210, a local area network communication unit 215, A communication unit 220, a battery for power supply, and other functional units may be added in some cases.

The control unit 200 is a general term for controlling the operation of the wireless terminal 145 of the registered user, and includes at least one processor and an execution memory. In the wireless terminal 145 of the registered user, Each component is connected to a bus (BUS). According to the present invention, the control unit 200 loads at least one program code included in the registered user's wireless terminal 145 into the execution memory through the processor, And can control the operation of the wireless terminal 145 of the registered user. Hereinafter, the functional configuration of the application 230 implemented in the form of program code will be described in the control unit 200 for convenience.

The memory unit 225 is a generic term of a nonvolatile memory corresponding to a storage resource of the wireless terminal 145 of the registered user and includes at least one program code executed through the control unit 200, At least one data set can be stored and maintained.

The memory unit 225 basically comprises a system program code and a system data set corresponding to the operating system of the registered user's wireless terminal 145 and a communication program code for processing a wireless communication connection of the registered user's wireless terminal 145 And a communication data set and at least one application program code and an application data set. The program code and data set corresponding to the app 230 of the present invention may also be stored in the memory unit 225.

The screen output unit 205 includes a screen output unit such as a liquid crystal display (LCD) and a driving module for driving the screen output unit 205. The screen output unit 205 is connected to the control unit 200, And outputs an operation result corresponding to the output to the screen output device.

The user input unit 210 is composed of one or more user input devices (e.g., a button, a keypad, a touch pad, a touch screen interlocked with the screen output unit 205) and a drive module for driving the touch screen. A command for interrupting various operations of the control unit 200 or data necessary for the operation of the control unit 200 is input.

The wireless network communication unit 220 and the local area network communication unit 215 are collectively referred to as communication resources for connecting the wireless terminal 145 of the registered user to the designated communication network. The wireless terminal 145 of the registered user may include the wireless network communication unit 220 as a basic communication resource and may include one or more short-range network communication unit 215.

The wireless network communication unit 220 collectively refers to a communication resource for connecting the wireless terminal 145 of the registered user to a wireless communication network via a base station. The wireless communication unit 220 includes an antenna for transmitting / receiving a radio frequency signal of a specific frequency band, an RF module, And a signal processing module. The controller 200 is connected to the control unit 200 and transmits the operation result corresponding to the wireless communication among the various operation results of the controller 200 through the wireless communication network or through the wireless communication network And transmits the received data to the controller 200, and performs the connection, registration, communication, and handoff procedures of the wireless communication.

According to the present invention, the wireless network communication unit 220 can connect the wireless terminal 145 of the registered user to a communication network including a communication channel and a data channel via the exchange, and in some cases, To a data network that provides wireless network data communication (e.g., the Internet) based on packet communications.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the wireless network communication unit 220 is a mobile communication unit that performs at least one of connection to a mobile communication network, location registration, call processing, call connection, data communication, and handoff according to the CDMA / WCDMA / ≪ / RTI > Meanwhile, according to the intention of a person skilled in the art, the wireless network communication unit 220 may further include a portable Internet communication structure for performing at least one of connection to the portable Internet, location registration, data communication and handoff according to the IEEE 802.16 standard, It is evident that the present invention is not limited by the wireless communication configuration provided by the wireless network communication unit 220. [ That is, the wireless network communication unit 220 is a general term for a component that connects to a wireless communication network through a cell-based base station irrespective of a frequency band of a wireless section, a type of a communication network, or a protocol.

The short-range network communication unit 215 connects a communication session using a radio frequency signal within a predetermined distance (e.g., 10 m) as a communication medium, and transmits a communication resource The wireless terminal 145 of the registered user may preferably be connected to the communication network through at least one of Wi-Fi communication, Bluetooth communication, public wireless communication, and UWB. According to an embodiment of the present invention, the local area network communication unit 215 may be integrated with or separated from the wireless network communication unit 220. According to the present invention, the short-range network communication unit 215 may connect the wireless terminal 145 of the registered user through a wireless repeater 150 to a data network providing packet-based short-range wireless data communication.

The control unit 200 of the wireless terminal 145 includes an application server 230 capable of communicating with a designated operation server 160 through a data network connectable through the communication resource and sharing the location- can do.

2, the app 230 of the wireless terminal 145 of the registered user includes a registration information input unit 235 for receiving information for sharing registration of the wireless repeater 150, A wireless connection processing unit 240 for processing a wireless connection with the repeater 150 and information for sharing registration of the wireless repeater 150 to the operation server 100 shown in FIG. 1 when the wireless connection is successfully processed And an update request information receiving unit 250 for receiving a request for updating the password information of the wireless repeater from the operation server 100 after the sharing information of the wireless repeater 150 is registered And the like.

The registration information input unit 235 may select the repeater information identifying the wireless repeater to be shared and registered from the registered user and receive the password information of the wireless repeater to be shared and registered.

The wireless connection processing unit 240 receives the password information of the wireless repeater 150 through the registration information input unit 235 and transmits the password information to the wireless repeater 150 corresponding to the repeater information 150). ≪ / RTI >

The registration information transmitting unit 245 may transmit user information for identifying the registered user when the wireless connection with the wireless repeater 150 corresponding to the repeater information is successfully processed through the wireless connection processing unit 240, The location information corresponding to the current location of the wireless terminal 145, and the repeater registration information including the repeater information and the password information successful in the wireless connection to the operation server 100.

The update request information receiving unit 250 receives the user information, the location area information and the repeater registration information through the registration information transmitting unit 245 and transmits the registration information to the operating server 100, May receive the password update request from the operation server 100 when the password update request is generated in the process of sharing the mobile terminal 150 with the wireless terminal 155 of the shared user.

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an application function configuration of a shared user wireless terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 illustrates a simple functional configuration of a wireless terminal 155 operated by a shared user who wants to share a Wi-Fi-based wireless repeater 150 through the operating server 100 shown in FIG. 1, Those skilled in the art will be able to refer to and / or modify Figure 3 to derive various implementations of the functional configuration of the wireless terminal 155 of the shared user, The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. Preferably, the wireless terminal 155 of the shared user of FIG. 3 may include at least one of various smart phones, various tablet PCs, various PDAs, and various mobile phones capable of wireless communication and equipped with a touch screen.

3, the shared user's wireless terminal 155 includes a control unit 300, a memory unit 325, a screen output unit 305, a user input unit 310, a local area network communication unit 315, A communication unit 320, a battery for power supply, and other functional units may be added in some cases.

The control unit 300 is a collective term for controlling the operation of the wireless terminal 155 of the shared user, and includes at least one processor and an execution memory. The wireless terminal 155 of the shared user Each component is connected to a bus (BUS). According to the present invention, the control unit 300 loads at least one program code provided in the wireless terminal 155 of the shared user through the processor to calculate and load the program code in the execution memory, And can control the operation of the wireless terminal 155 of the shared user. Hereinafter, the functional configuration of the application 330 implemented in the form of program code will be described in the control unit 300 for convenience.

The memory unit 325 is a generic term of a nonvolatile memory corresponding to a storage resource of the wireless terminal 155 of the shared user and includes at least one program code executed through the control unit 300, At least one data set can be stored and maintained.

The memory unit 325 basically includes a system program code and a system data set corresponding to the operating system of the shared user's wireless terminal 155 and a communication program code for processing a wireless communication connection of the shared user's wireless terminal 155 A communication data set, at least one application program code and an application data set, and the program code and data set corresponding to the app 330 of the present invention may also be stored in the memory unit 325.

The screen output unit 305 includes a screen output unit such as a liquid crystal display (LCD) and a driving module for driving the screen output unit 305. The screen output unit 305 is connected to the control unit 300, And outputs an operation result corresponding to the output to the screen output device.

The user input unit 310 includes at least one user input device such as a button, a keypad, a touch pad, a touch screen interlocked with the screen output unit 305, and a drive module for driving the touch screen. A command for interrupting various operations of the control unit 300 or inputting data necessary for the operation of the control unit 300.

The wireless network communication unit 320 and the local area network communication unit 315 are collectively referred to as communication resources for connecting the wireless terminal 155 of the shared user to a designated communication network. Preferably, the wireless terminal 155 of the shared user may include the wireless network communication unit 320 as a basic communication resource, and may include one or more short-range network communication unit 315.

The wireless network communication unit 320 collectively refers to a communication resource for connecting the wireless terminal 155 of the shared user to a wireless communication network via the base station. The wireless communication unit 320 includes an antenna for transmitting and receiving a radio frequency signal of a specific frequency band, an RF module, And a signal processing module. The controller 300 is connected to the controller 300 and transmits the operation result corresponding to the wireless communication among the various operation results of the controller 300 through a wireless communication network or through a wireless communication network And transmits the received data to the control unit 300, and performs the connection, registration, communication, and handoff procedures of the wireless communication.

According to the present invention, the wireless network communication unit 320 can connect the wireless terminal 155 of the shared user to a communication network including a communication channel and a data channel via the exchange, and in some cases, To a data network that provides wireless network data communication (e.g., the Internet) based on packet communications.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the wireless network communication unit 320 is a mobile communication unit that performs at least one of connection to a mobile communication network, location registration, call processing, call connection, data communication, and handoff according to the CDMA / WCDMA / ≪ / RTI > Meanwhile, according to the intention of a person skilled in the art, the wireless network communication unit 320 may further include a portable internet communication structure for performing at least one of connection to the portable Internet, location registration, data communication and handoff according to the IEEE 802.16 standard, It is evident that the present invention is not limited by the wireless communication configuration provided by the wireless network communication unit 320. [ That is, the wireless network communication unit 320 is a general term for a component that connects to a wireless communication network through a cell-based base station irrespective of a frequency band of a wireless section, a type of a communication network, or a protocol.

The short-range network communication unit 315 communicates a communication session using a radio frequency signal within a predetermined distance (for example, 10 m) as a communication medium, and transmits a communication resource The wireless terminal 155 of the shared user can be connected to the communication network through at least one of Wi-Fi communication, Bluetooth communication, public wireless communication, and UWB. According to an embodiment of the present invention, the local area network communication unit 315 may be integrated with or separated from the wireless network communication unit 320. According to the present invention, the short-range network communication unit 315 may connect the wireless terminal 155 of the shared user to a data network providing packet-based short-range wireless data communication through the wireless repeater 150.

The controller 300 of the wireless terminal 155 of the shared user accesses the designated operating server 160 through the data network accessible through the communication resource and the application 330 capable of communicating for sharing the location- ).

Referring to FIG. 3, the application 330 of the wireless terminal 155 of the shared user transmits the current location information of the shared user to share the wireless repeater 150 to the operation server 100 shown in FIG. 1 A shared information receiver 340 for receiving at least one relay repeater shared information identified in response to the location information of the shared user from the operation server 100, A repeater information display unit 350 for displaying the identified repeater information and displaying the repeater information, and a repeater information selection unit 350 for selecting specific repeater information through the displayed repeater list, A password input processing unit 360 for automatically inputting secret information for wireless connection to the wireless repeater 150 corresponding to the selected specific repeater information, It can comprise a wireless connection processing unit 365 to process the line connection.

The location information providing unit 335 calculates the location information corresponding to the current location of the wireless terminal 155 of the shared user who wants to share the wireless repeater 150 through the operation server 100, Lt; / RTI >

The shared information receiver 340 receives the location information of the wireless terminal 155 of the shared user through the location information providing unit 335 from the operation server 100 At least N (N > = 1) repeater registration information corresponding to the location information and the location area information matched within the allowable range.

Here, the repeater registration information may include repeater information and password information, and the repeater information may include an SSID of the wireless repeater 150.

When the N repeater registration information is received through the shared information receiver 340, the repeater information identifying unit 345 identifies the wireless terminal 155 of the shared user among the N repeater information included in the received repeater sharing information (1? N? N) repeater information corresponding to an intersection with M (M? 1)

When the n repeater information is confirmed through the repeater information checking unit 345, the repeater list display unit 350 displays the repeater list including the n repeater information on the screen of the user of the wireless terminal 155 Can be displayed.

For example, the wireless terminal 155 of the shared user may display a list of repeaters including M repeater information, wherein the repeater list display unit 350 displays n repeater information To display a list of repeaters including the repeater list.

In addition, the repeater list display unit 350 may display the repeater information including the n repeater information by sorting the n repeater information on the basis of the signal reception strength of the identified n repeater information A list of repeaters can be displayed.

When a repeater list including n pieces of repeater information is displayed through the repeater list display unit 350, the repeater information selection unit 355 selects a repeater information from among the n repeater information included in the repeater list, Can be selected.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the repeater information selection unit 355 checks the number of concurrent users for the n repeater information through the operation server 100, It is possible to select any one specific repeater information in a small order.

When the specific repeater information is selected through the repeater information selection unit 355, the password input processing unit 360 confirms whether a password input window is displayed for wireless connection to the selected specific wireless repeater, The password information of the information can be automatically processed.

The wireless connection processing unit 365 may process the wireless connection to the specific wireless repeater corresponding to the specific repeater information using the password information of the selected one of the n repeater information.

In this case, if the password input processing unit 360 fails to make a wireless connection with a predetermined number of times or more using the password information of the specific wireless repeater, the password input processing unit 360 transmits password update request information for the specific wireless repeater to the operation server 100 Lt; / RTI >

FIG. 4 illustrates a location-based wireless repeater sharing process according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 illustrates the registration user's user information for sharing registration of a WiFi-based wireless repeater 150 in the wireless terminal 145 of the registered user shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, The location information corresponding to the current location of the wireless terminal 145 of the registered user, the repeater registration information including the repeater information and the password information succeeding to the wireless connection at the wireless terminal 145 of the registered user, (100), the operation server (100) registers and registers the wireless repeater (150) of the registered user by using the received information. In the technical field of the present invention, It is possible to refer to and modify various aspects of the process of sharing registration of the registered user's wireless repeater 150 by referring to and / or modifying FIG. 4, Invention are made, including any exemplary way in which the inference, to which the technical feature that is not limited to the exemplary method shown in the figure 4.

Referring to FIG. 4, the process of sharing registration of the wireless repeater 150 of the registered user shown in FIG. 4 is performed by the wireless repeater 150 of the registered user's wireless terminal 145 (Step 400). ≪ / RTI >

When the repeater information selection is confirmed, the app 230 of the registered user's wireless terminal 145 can confirm the input of the password information of the wireless repeater 150 to be shared and registered (405).

Then, the app 230 of the wireless terminal 145 of the registered user attempts wireless connection to the wireless repeater 150 corresponding to the repeater information through the inputted password information (410).

If the wireless connection with the wireless repeater 150 corresponding to the repeater information is successfully processed, the app 230 of the registered user's wireless terminal 145 may transmit user information for identifying the registered user, The location information corresponding to the current location of the relay station 145, and the repeater registration information including the repeater information and the password information successful in the wireless connection to the operation server 100 (step 415).

The operation server 100 receives user information for identifying the registered user from the app 230 of the registered user's wireless terminal 145, location area information corresponding to the current location of the registered user's wireless terminal 145, The relay terminal registration information including the repeater information and the password information successful in the wireless connection at the wireless terminal 145 of the registered user is received (420).

Herein, the repeater information succeeding to the wireless connection in the wireless terminal 145 of the registered user may include the SSID of the wireless repeater 150.

Here, the location area information corresponding to the current location of the wireless terminal 145 of the registered user may include area information that a radio frequency signal of the wireless repeater 150 can reach.

For example, the location area information may include an area within a radius of a few meters from the location (= center) where the wireless repeater 150 is installed, or a building in which the wireless repeater 150 is installed (= (In the case of a door or a window on the road side, it is more likely that a cement wall having a radio signal is more easily penetrable and a road is more likely to be a route of a shared user) Information.

The operation server 100 stores the received registration information including the user information, the location area information, the repeater information and the password information in the designated storage medium 140 (425).

In operation 430, the operation server 100 may count the number of registrant registration information registered by each registered user and assign a rating to the registered user information (430). The rating information corresponding to the assigned rating is stored in the user information of each registered user (435).

In addition, the operation server 100 counts the number of times that the wireless repeater 150 registered by the registered user is shared with the wireless terminal 155 of one or more shared users, and the number of times of sharing, Quot; can be updated or adjusted.

The rank information provided to the registered user may be exposed through an application of the wireless terminal 155 of the shared user who wants to share the wireless repeater 150 shared and registered by the registered user.

In addition, the rating information may be affected even when the registered user who has received the password update request does not update the password.

FIG. 5 illustrates a location-based wireless repeater sharing process according to an embodiment of the present invention.

5, after the process of FIG. 4, the operation server 100 shown in FIG. 1 checks location information of a shared user who wants to share a WiFi-based wireless repeater 150, And provides repeater sharing information for sharing the wireless repeater 150 corresponding to the location information to the wireless terminal 155 of the shared user. As a matter of course, , And referring to and / or modifying FIG. 5 to provide the repeater sharing information for sharing the wireless repeater 150 to the wireless terminal 155 of the shared user. However, The present invention includes all of the above-described embodiments, and the technical features of the present invention are not limited only by the method shown in FIG.

Referring to FIG. 5, the process of providing repeater sharing information for sharing the wireless repeater 150 shown in FIG. 5 to the wireless terminal 155 of the shared user may include sharing the wireless repeater 150 with the operating server 100 (500) from the location information corresponding to the current location of the wireless terminal (155) of the shared user from the application (330) of the shared user's wireless terminal (155).

When the location information corresponding to the current position of the wireless terminal 155 of the shared user is received, the operation server 100 determines whether the received location information and the allowed location information of the plurality of location registration information stored in the storage medium 140 are acceptable At least N (N? 1) repeater registration information corresponding to the location area information matched within the range is checked (505).

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the operation server 100 receives (receives) location information of a plurality of repeater registration information stored in the storage medium 140 from the application 330 of the wireless terminal 155 of the shared user Lt; RTI ID = 0.0 > repeater < / RTI >

According to another embodiment of the present invention, the operation server 100 confirms one or more repeater registration information including the received location information among the plurality of location information of the repeater registration information registered in the storage medium 140 And the location information received from the app 330 of the wireless terminal 155 of the shared user at the location center of the location area information is within a certain distance.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, the operation server 100 may store one or more repeater registration information including the received location information among the location area information of a plurality of repeater registration information stored in the storage medium 140 And check one or more repeater registration information whose distance between the location information received from the app 330 of the wireless terminal 155 of the shared user is within a certain distance at the location boundary of the location area information.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, the operation server 100 may transmit the location information of the shared user's wireless terminal 155 based on two or more pieces of location information received from the app 330 of the shared user's wireless terminal 155, And to identify one or more of the repeater registration information including the location area information corresponding to the predicted moving direction derived from the location area information of the plurality of the repeater registration information registered and registered in the storage medium 140 have.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, the operation server 100 may transmit two or more pieces of location information received from the app 330 of the wireless terminal 155 of the shared user and geographical information (or map information) Based on the estimated location information of the wireless terminal (155) of the shared user based on the location information of the plurality of relay registration information stored in the storage medium (140) To identify one or more repeater registration information.

When the N repeater registration information matching the location information received from the app 330 of the wireless terminal 155 of the shared user is confirmed, the operation server 100 transmits N repeater registration information corresponding to the identified repeater registration information, And provides repeater sharing information including information and password information to the app 330 of the wireless terminal 155 of the shared user (510).

The app 330 of the shared user's wireless terminal 155 receives at least N (N > = 1) repeater registration information corresponding to the received location information and location area information that matches within the allowed range from the operating server 100 (515).

Here, the repeater registration information may include repeater information and password information, and the repeater information may include an SSID of the wireless repeater 150.

When the N repeater registration information is received, the app 330 of the wireless terminal 155 of the shared user checks N repeater information included in the received repeater share information (520) (M > = 1) repeater information detected through the terminal 155 (525), and then detects (N > = 1) repeater information from the N repeater information included in the received repeater share information N (1? N? N) repeater information corresponding to the intersection with the M (M? 1) repeater information.

When the n repeater information is confirmed, the app 330 of the wireless terminal 155 of the shared user displays the repeater list including the identified n repeater information on the screen of the wireless terminal 155 of the shared user (535).

For example, the wireless terminal 155 of the shared user may display a list of repeaters including M repeater information, wherein the repeater list display unit 350 displays n repeater information To display a list of repeaters including the repeater list.

In addition, in the process of displaying the repeater list including the n repeater information, the app 330 of the wireless terminal 155 of the shared user determines whether the received signal strength of the n repeater information And a repeater list in which the n repeater information is sorted can be displayed.

FIG. 6 illustrates a location-based wireless repeater sharing process according to an embodiment of the present invention.

6, after the process of FIG. 5, the wireless terminal 155 of the shared user shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 3 wirelessly transmits data to and from a specific wireless repeater using the repeater- 6 is a flowchart illustrating a process of processing a connection. Referring to FIG. 6, the wireless terminal 155 of the shared user can communicate with a specific wireless repeater It is to be understood that the present invention is not limited to the above-described exemplary embodiments, and various changes and modifications may be made without departing from the scope of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 6, a process of processing a wireless connection with a specific wireless repeater at a wireless terminal 155 of a shared user shown in FIG. 5 includes a step of displaying a list of repeaters including n repeater information through the process of FIG. 5, (600) from the process of selecting the specific repeater information based on the signal reception strength among the n repeater information included in the repeater list at the application 330 of the wireless terminal 155 of the shared user.

According to the method of the present invention, the app 330 of the wireless terminal 155 of the shared user confirms the number of concurrent users for the n repeater information through the operation server 100, And the simultaneous users can select any one specific repeater information in the order of least number.

When the specific repeater information is selected, the app 330 of the wireless terminal 155 of the shared user displays a password input window for wireless connection to the selected specific wireless repeater (605).

Then, the app 330 of the wireless terminal 155 of the shared user automatically inputs the password information of the specific repeater information into the password input window (610), and then, using the automatically input password information, And processes the wireless connection to the specific wireless repeater 150 corresponding to the repeater information (615).

When the wireless access terminal 155 of the shared user attempts to make a wireless connection more than a predetermined number of times by using the password information of the specific wireless repeater, the app 330 of the shared user wireless terminal 155 notifies the operation server 100 of the specific wireless repeater And transmits the password update request information (620).

The operation server 100 transmits password update request information (for example, failing repeater information, user information of the registered user, etc.) to the specific wireless repeater 150 from the app 330 of the wireless terminal 155 of the shared user, The wireless relay device 150 requests the update of the password information of the specific wireless relay device 150 to the app 330 of the wireless terminal 155 of the registered user who registered the relay device registration information of the specific wireless relay device 150 630).

According to another embodiment of the present invention, when the update request of the password information is unsuccessful or is not updated for a predetermined period or longer, the operation server 100 transmits the location area information designated by the app of the wireless terminal of an unspecified number of users It is possible to request registration of the password information of the specific wireless repeater provided in the wireless relay apparatus.

100: Operation server 105: Information receiving unit
110: information storage unit 115:
120: Position information receiving unit 125: Registration information verifying unit
130: Sharing information providing unit 135: Password update processing unit
140: Storage medium 145: Registered user's wireless terminal
150: wireless repeater 155: shared user's wireless terminal

Claims (21)

1. A method executed via an operating server capable of communicating with at least one wireless terminal and at least one wireless terminal having a WiFi-based wireless LAN connection function,
User information for identifying the registered user from an application of a registered user wireless terminal for sharing registration of a WiFi-based wireless repeater, location area information corresponding to a current location of the registered user wireless terminal, A first step of receiving repeater registration information including repeater information and password information that are successfully wirelessly connected in the terminal;
A second step of the operating server storing, in a designated storage medium, the repeater registration information including the user information, the location area information, the repeater information and the password information;
A third step in which the operating server receives location information corresponding to a current location of the shared user wireless terminal from an app of the shared user wireless terminal to share the wireless repeater;
(N > = 1) repeater registration information corresponding to the received location information and the location area information matched within the allowable range among a plurality of the repeater registration information stored in the storage medium, step;
A fifth step of the operating server providing repeater sharing information including N repeater information and password information corresponding to the identified repeater registration information to an app of the shared user wireless terminal;
(M > = 1) repeater information detected through the shared user wireless terminal among the N pieces of repeater information included in the received repeater share information, n? N) repeater information; And
And attempting wireless connection to a specific wireless repeater corresponding to the specific repeater information using the password information of any one of the n repeater information from the app of the shared user wireless terminal Wireless repeater sharing method.
The method according to claim 1,
A repeater information for identifying a wireless repeater to be shared and registered in an app of a registered user wireless terminal to which a wireless repeater in a current location relaying a WiFi based wireless LAN connection is registered is registered and the password information of the wireless repeater to be shared and registered is selected Receiving an input;
Attempting wireless connection to a wireless repeater corresponding to the repeater information through the inputted password information in an app of the registered user wireless terminal; And
Upon successful connection to the wireless repeater, the user of the registered user wireless terminal identifies the registered user, the location area information corresponding to the current location of the registered user wireless terminal, the repeater information succeeded in the wireless connection and the password information To the designated operating server, the repeater registration information,
Wherein the first step comprises the step of the server receiving the repeater registration information from an app of the registered user wireless terminal.
The method as claimed in claim 1 or 2,
And the SSID of the wireless repeater.
3. The method according to claim 1 or 2,
Based wireless repeater sharing method, wherein the wireless repeater includes area information that a radio frequency signal of the wireless repeater can reach.
2. The method according to claim 1,
Counting the registered number of repeater registration information of each registered user and assigning a rating; And
And storing the rating information corresponding to the granted rating in the user information of each registered user and storing the classified information.
6. The method according to claim 5,
Counting the number of times the wireless repeater registered by the specific registered user has been shared with one or more shared user wireless terminals; And
And updating or adjusting the rating information of the specific registered user by using the sharing frequency.
7. The method according to claim 5 or 6,
Wherein the registered user is exposed through an app of a shared user wireless terminal to share and use the wireless repeater shared and registered by the registered user.
The method according to claim 1,
Further comprising the step of calculating location information corresponding to the current location of the shared user wireless terminal in an app of the shared user wireless terminal to share and use the wireless repeater at the current location and transmitting to the operating server,
And the third step comprises receiving the location information from the server of the application of the shared user wireless terminal.
The method as claimed in claim 1,
Based on the location information of the plurality of repeater registration information stored in the storage medium, the operation server checks at least one repeater registration information including the received location information. Way.
The method as claimed in claim 1,
Wherein the operation server confirms one or more repeater registration information including the received location information among a plurality of location information of the repeater registration information stored in the storage medium, And determining at least one repeater registration information that is within a predetermined distance from the at least one repeater registration information.
The method as claimed in claim 1,
Wherein the operation server confirms one or more repeater registration information including the received location information among a plurality of location information of the repeater registration information stored in the storage medium, And determining at least one repeater registration information that is within a predetermined distance from the at least one repeater registration information.
The method as claimed in claim 1,
The operation server derives a predicted movement direction of the shared user wireless terminal based on two or more pieces of location information received from an app of the shared user wireless terminal, and extracts, from among the plurality of location information of the plurality of repeater registration information stored in the storage medium And determining one or more repeater registration information including location area information corresponding to the derived predicted moving direction.
The method as claimed in claim 1,
The operation server derives an expected movement route of the shared user wireless terminal based on two or more pieces of location information and geographical information (or map information) of the current location received from the app of the shared user wireless terminal, Further comprising checking at least one repeater registration information including location area information corresponding to the derived expected travel path among the plurality of stored location information of the plurality of repeater registration information .
The method as claimed in claim 1,
And displaying a list of repeaters including the identified n repeater information in an app of the shared user wireless terminal.
15. The method of claim 14,
Further comprising the step of displaying a repeater list in which the n repeater information is sorted based on the signal reception strength of the identified n repeater information in the app of the shared user wireless terminal How to share.
The method according to claim 1,
The relay apparatus sharing information further includes user information that shares and registers each relay apparatus information and password information,
Wherein the repeater list further includes user information that shares and registers password information for each repeater information.
The method as claimed in claim 1,
And selecting specific repeater information based on the signal reception strength of the n repeater information in the app of the shared user wireless terminal.
The method as claimed in claim 1,
Checking the number of concurrent users for the n repeater information through the operating server in the app of the shared user wireless terminal and selecting any one specific repeater information in the order of least amount of concurrent users, Based wireless repeater sharing method.
The method as claimed in claim 1,
Confirming whether a password input window is displayed for wireless connection to a specific wireless repeater in an application of the shared user wireless terminal; And
And automatically inputting the password information of the specific repeater information in the password input window in the application of the shared user wireless terminal.
The method as claimed in claim 1,
Transmitting password update request information for the specific wireless repeater to the operation server when the application of the shared user wireless terminal attempts to make a wireless connection more than a predetermined number of times using the password information of the specific wireless repeater and fails;
And a step of the operating server receiving the password update request information and attempting to update the password information of the specific wireless repeater with the application of the registered user wireless terminal registering the relay registration information of the specific wireless repeater A method for sharing a location based wireless repeater.
21. The method of claim 20,
When the update request of the password information fails or is not updated for a predetermined period or more, the operation server attempts to register the password information of the specific wireless repeater included in the location area information designated by the application of the unspecified number of user wireless terminals Based wireless repeater sharing method.

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