Background technology
Portable terminal computer (MT:MOBILE TERMINAL) is that a kind of adding is registered in mobile communication system, and within the formed service area of corresponding base station (BS) (SERVICE AREA), move freely, accept the monitoring of mobile switching centre (MSC), and through exchange processing set communication path afterwards by this mobile switching centre, carry out instant wireless connections with required the other side whenever and wherever possible, the device that communicates, this advantage that is comprising the radio communication device of new and high technology is: individual subscriber is carried, carried out mobile communication whenever and wherever possible.
But above communicator comprises portable terminal computer (MT), the time that is actually used in communication is shorter, and the time that is in communication standby (STANDBY) state in the process of carrying has occupied larger specific gravity, therefore, exists the lower problem of application efficiency or utilization rate.
In order to improve existing lower application efficiency of above-mentioned portable terminal computer (MT) or utilization rate problem, the exploitation of mobile communication service provider also provides various Additional Services, for example, wireless Internet (WIRELESSINTERNET) connects, the character message service, wireless online recreation (ONLINE GAME), image information service etc., and portable terminal computer manufacturer (MAKER) also provides corresponding additional function (below be referred to as Additional Services) for the device of its inside Development and Production, for example, telephone directory (PHONE-BOOK) management, the p.m.entry editor, short message editing, schedule management, recreation, camera, counter, report to the police, various functions such as incoming ring tone is provided with, and, also developing and setting up new Additional Services successively at present.
As mentioned above, the portable terminal computer that utilizes the individual often to carry, be necessary to develop a kind of device, making it can be for providing the temporal information of current location to the last popular vehicles between residence or the destination the modern who has delayed the time of going home that works hard of hurrying back and forth between social life.
Below, in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, confirm that according to the portable terminal computer of existing technology the mode of popular traffic final vehicle hour information describes to utilizing.
For prior art is described, described accompanying drawing 1 is the popular traffic confirmation message apparatus function structural drawing of relevant portable terminal computer according to prior art.
Utilize mobile communication special portable formula terminating machine (MT) 10 to transmit and to carry out wireless access to mobile communication system 20, and the call signal that can be linked into carrier 40, then, by 20 pairs of these signals of described mobile communication system analyze handle with corresponding exchange (SWITCHING) after, be linked in 40 systems of carrier of the popular traffic of described operation through public network 30.
As mentioned above, portable terminal computer 10 is linked within the communication path of carrier 40, under the state of setting to confirming the working time of the corresponding popular vehicles, particularly, because can confirm the last working time of the popular vehicles, thereby can save the required expense of going home.
But, utilize the problem of this current mode to be, need remember the telephone number of these carriers.
Particularly, in case missed, just can only take the taxi of expense costliness to arriving the final vehicle hour of the destination or the required popular vehicles of going home.
In order to address the above problem, in the open special permission communique of Korea S's domestic applications 2003-0062618 number (on July 28th, 2003), proposed a kind ofly to be linked into popular transport information service provider is provided, and after input and the information such as login departure place, destination, within the certain hour section before last bus arrives at, the mode of announcing with character message (SMS).
But, even if this improved prior art, if the situation of change takes place in user or customer location, just need be linked into again in the system, import the information in mobile place, this has just brought certain inconvenience for using, when being handled official business or the restriction of Business Nature, and the system that at every turn all needs Access Service Provider to provide can not be provided, and during the requiring of input departure place and destination information, miss popular traffic last bus information easily, can only take the higher taxi of expense (TAXI).
Embodiment
Below, in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, provide the device and method of transport information to be elaborated to a kind of portable terminal computer that utilizes of the present invention.
For the present invention will be described, with reference to Fig. 2 to Fig. 5.Wherein, Fig. 2 utilizes portable terminal computer of the present invention that the apparatus function structural drawing of transport information is provided; Fig. 3 is relevant transportation server detailed functions structural drawing of the present invention; Fig. 4 utilizes portable terminal computer of the present invention that the method flow diagram of transport information is provided; Fig. 5 utilizes the server of portable terminal computer of the present invention that the method flow diagram of transport information is provided.
Below, in conjunction with the accompanying drawings 2 and 3, provide the device of transport information to describe to utilizing portable terminal computer among the present invention, this device comprises following structure:
Portable terminal computer 100, request transport information when moving, output current location information, and the popular transport information of confirmation of receipt.Utilize base station (BS:BASESTATION) positional information of the mobile communication system 110 of wireless connections, or based on positional information or the location tracking information of GPS (GPS:GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM), the current location information through confirming of portable terminal computer 100 is provided to transportation server 130, and receive with voice mode by automatic answering system (ARS:AUTOMATIC RESPONSESYSTEM), perhaps receive the information of the relevant popular vehicles that arrive the destination within corresponding working time section, and confirm by character message (SMS:SHORT MESSAGE SERVICE) mode;
Mobile communication system 110 is carried out wireless connections with described portable terminal computer 100, transport information request signal and the positional information of being imported is sent on the communication path that sets, and popular transport information is transferred to portable terminal computer 100.This system further comprises following concrete structure: base station (BS) communicates with portable terminal computer 100 wireless connections; Mobile switching centre (MSC:MOBILE SWITCHINGCENTER) analyzes and exchanges (SWITCHING) to call signal and handle, and the overall applicability of mobile communication system is monitored; Information server (SERVER) by the control of described mobile switching centre (MSC), sends transport information to described portable terminal computer 100 in the character message mode;
Public network 120 is connected with described mobile communication system 110, is provided with and provides the path that can be linked into other communication networks or server;
Transportation server 130 is linked in the described public network 120, imports and login the transport information request content of described portable terminal computer 100, searches for, and the popular vehicles operation information within the request time section is announced.It further comprises following concrete structure: automatic answering system (ARS) portion 132, with the popular traffic circulation temporal information of voice mode navigation by portable terminal computer 100 requests; Homepage portion 134, portable terminal computer 100 users of registration are linked in the internet (INTERNET) in customer data base portion 136, and various working time of the information of described popular traffic database portion 138 is searched for and used; Customer data base portion 136 carries out recorded and stored and output to the identity information and the call information of portable terminal computer 100; Masses' traffic database portion 138 is searched for carrier 140, and various popular traffic circulation temporal informations are carried out recorded and stored and output.Carry out following function by this transportation server 130.Transport information request according to described portable terminal computer 100, input and login comprise the information of identity information and call information, and with the destination locations information of input and portable terminal computer 100 positional informations of current input compare simultaneously at this moment, search out the operation information of the popular vehicles, utilize automatic answering system (ARS) to announce then, perhaps utilize character message (SMS) function of described mobile communication system, announce; Search and provide time period of described portable terminal computer 100 appointments or last working time of the information of the popular vehicles; Before the corresponding working time of appointment, repeat to provide the above operation information that searches by cycle and the number of times set; If transport information can not searched for and provide to the distance in destination that portable terminal computer is imported and the current location information between the shown position during less than the distance to a declared goal that can finish with manner of walking, just;
Carrier 140 is linked in the described public network 120, moves the popular vehicles, and relevant operation information is provided.For example, the wherein said popular vehicles comprise common bus, the various popular vehicles of the bus of attending a banquet, high speed bus, electric iron, train and operation at night etc., and the operation information of the various vehicles is provided.
Below, in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, provide the device of transport information to be elaborated to a kind of portable terminal computer that utilizes among the present invention with as above structure.
Described portable terminal computer 100 is to follow moving of user and and then mobile device, simultaneously, by a plurality of base stations (BS) in the mobile communication system 110, can record the air line distance between this terminating machine and described base station (BS), and according to the triangle location algorithm, the distance that calculating is measured by three above base stations (BS), just can accurately confirm the current location of described portable terminal computer 100, and for the tracking or the affirmation process of above-mentioned position, then, handle by the mobile switching centre that constitutes mobile communication system 110 (MSC) according to the request of described portable terminal computer 100.
Can there be some errors according to the above-mentioned method of mobile communication system 110 base stations (BS) measuring distance of utilizing, but, if adopt a kind of GPS (GPS) mode that can make full use of the signal that the GPS artificial satellite sent, just can follow the trail of or information such as longitude, latitude, height above sea level and current time that affirmation is relevant with portable terminal computer 100 positions, and can make portable terminal computer self-position be followed the trail of or confirm.
When described portable terminal computer 100 possessors utilize the popular vehicles to move to particular place, that is to say, utilize the popular vehicles to arrive a certain position, passed through after the certain hour, because of needs move to other places once more, or need take because of the time is later when last, wish to obtain corresponding popular vehicles information working time, at this moment, insert described transportation server 130, input and corresponding time periods of necessary information such as final arrival destination information, current location information and operation information.
Described transportation server 130 is connected with described carrier 140, the search relevant information, operation information to the popular vehicles such as common bus, the bus of attending a banquet, electric iron, train, night means of transport etc. reads, recorded and stored and analysis, and to described portable terminal computer 100 announcement related contents.
Described mobile communication system 110 is made of a plurality of base stations (BS) and mobile switching centre (MSC), and and portable terminal computer 100 between realize wireless connections, according to call connection request, through described public network 120, therefore, for guarantee with described transportation server 130 between be connected, the corresponding communication path need be set.
After receiving by portable terminal computer 100 information such as popular traffic circulation information request time period input, that comprise destination information, identity information and call information etc., described transportation server 130 with this information recorded and stored in customer data base portion 136, and will by search for described carrier 140 obtain the various popular vehicles working time the information recorded and stored in popular traffic database portion 138.In order to ensure connection by the internet, can search the information of recorded and stored in described popular traffic database portion 138 easily, homepage portion 134 also is provided simultaneously.
And, by automatic answering system portion 132 with the popular transport information of voice mode within the time period that 100 announcements of described portable terminal computer are asked, perhaps utilize the character message server that in described mobile communication system 110, constitutes, announce to described portable terminal computer 100 in the character message mode.
The announcement number of times that sets according to portable terminal computer taking within the fixed time section before arriving constantly of the corresponding popular vehicles, repeats to announce the popular transport information of being asked.
Therefore, the advantage of described system is no matter which position portable terminal computer 100 moves to, can accurately confirm the to reach the destination required popular vehicles or the last bus time information of riding.
Below, in conjunction with the accompanying drawings 4, provide the method for transport information to describe to utilizing portable terminal computer among the present invention.This method comprises the steps:
Request step, when needs utilize transport information by portable terminal computer 100, at first will sign in on the transportation server 130, this step comprises following concrete steps: S100: judge whether to utilize the relevant popular vehicles operation information of portable terminal computer 100 requests; S110: through above step S100, if when confirming that through judging portable terminal computer 100 need utilize transport information, be about to insert transportation server 130, input identity information and call information, and specify and to utilize the time period, login and provide popular traffic circulation information relevant request;
The destination step in above step, is prepared the destination locations information of arrival to transportation server 130 inputs, and the portable terminal computer current location information is confirmed.This step comprises following concrete steps: S120: carry the relevant location information that portable terminal computer 100 is prepared the final destination arrived to 130 inputs of the transportation server that inserted; S130: the portable terminal computer 100 among the above-mentioned steps S120 will utilize the positional information and the triangle location algorithm of base station automatically, perhaps utilize GPS (GPS), confirm current location information;
The current location step, the current location information that the destination that will import in above step and process are confirmed is analyzed, if this distance has surpassed the specific range that just can finish with manner of walking, to the described current location information of transportation server 130 announcements through confirming.This step comprises following concrete steps: S140: destination locations information of being imported and the current location information of preparing to confirm are compared, to judge whether to belong to the distance that to finish by manner of walking, if just can arrive at the final destination with manner of walking, carry out end step from current location; S150: in above step S140, when judging that described final destination is not in the place that just can arrive at walking, to transportation server announcement current location information.
Below, in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, of the present invention a kind of portable terminal computer 100 that utilizes of structure provides the method for transport information to be elaborated to having as above.
When described portable terminal computer 100 need utilize transport information, need login the content relevant with the transportation server 130 that public network 120 is inserted to exchange processing by mobile communication system 110 with the request transport information.
Logined the portable terminal computer 100 that the transport information request is provided in a manner described, imported the positional information that finally reaches the destination to described transportation server 130, and confirm the current location information of portable terminal computer 100.
In above step be through portable terminal computer 100 positional informations of confirming, portable terminal computer 100 positional informations of being confirmed by a plurality of base stations (BS) that constitute mobile communication system 110, the perhaps positional information of confirming by GPS (GPS).
100 pairs of current location informations of confirming by destination locations information of importing with upper type and preparation of described portable terminal computer compare, to judge whether to belong to the distance that to finish by manner of walking, if belong to the distance of can manner of walking finishing, carry out end step; If belong to can not with manner of walking finish apart from the time, to the transportation server that inserted 130 announcement current location informations.
That is to say that described portable terminal computer is after being linked into transportation server 130, the destination locations information of arrival is prepared in input again, and in the ordinary course of things, described destination can be individual dwelling house or specific appointment place.
If described destination is individual dwelling house (HOME), and need utilize the popular vehicles, when arriving safely the destination with lower expense, the purpose of this method is to obtain at the utilizable popular vehicles of current location and corresponding last bus time information, and before the appointment unit interval that this last bus arrives constantly, need repeat to receive required information by set number of times; And if described destination is specific appointment place, in order to arrive at dating site on time, adopt aforesaid mode, obtain the utilizable popular vehicles and corresponding time information on current location.
That is to say, the destination information of preparing to arrive at is input in the transportation server 130, and specify the time period that receives information needed by portable terminal computer, perhaps final vehicle hour, make portable terminal computer confirm current location automatically, and when this position is in the position that exceeds the distance to a declared goal scope, to the positional information of described transportation server 130 announcement portable terminal computers, to finish the login that transport information is provided request.
Below, in conjunction with the accompanying drawings 5, provide the method for transport information to describe to the server that utilizes portable terminal computer among the present invention.This method comprises the steps:
Preparation process when the portable terminal computer that inserts by the corresponding communication path requires to obtain transport information, at first needs input and login identity information, call information and destination locations information.This step further comprises following concrete steps: S200: judge whether the portable terminal computer 100 that is linked in the communication path has proposed to utilize the request of transport information; S210:,, then import and login portable terminal computer 100 users' identity information, call information etc. if there is the request utilize transport information by the judgement among the above step S200; S220: and import and login destination locations information that the portable terminal computer among the above step S210 need arrive at and time period information etc.;
The traffic step, reception and input request in above step utilizes the current location information of the portable terminal computer of transport information, and the popular traffic circulation information in the respective bins is analyzed.This step comprises following concrete steps: S230: the current location information that receives and import described portable terminal computer 100; S240: described portable terminal computer 100 is prepared the destination arrived at and the popular vehicles operation information in this interval of current location is searched for and analyzed;
Search step, to searching for through the popular vehicles operation information that obtains after the analysis of above step, judging whether it is in can be for the time period of utilizing, and announces Search Results to the user.This step comprises following concrete steps: S250: the popular vehicles operation information to described traffic step is analyzed, search can be for the time period of utilizing, promptly search for the working time from the present located place to the popular vehicles that travel the destination, whether inquiry exists the set period or the last bus time information of the popular vehicles; S260: the period information utilized of the popular vehicles that will in above step S250, search, the call information that utilizes described portable terminal computer to login, carry out the voice signal announcement by automatic answering system (ARS), perhaps adopt note (SMS) mode, the announcement Word message.
Below, in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, provide the method for transport information to a kind of server that utilizes portable terminal computer of the present invention, be elaborated.This method comprises the steps:
Described transportation server 130 judges whether the portable terminal computer 100 that inserts by the corresponding communication path has the transport information request; Through above judgement, utilize the working time of the popular vehicles during information if confirm portable terminal computer 100 requests, in order to collect corresponding service usage charges, the identity information that reception is provided by described portable terminal computer 100, and be input as transport information that reception asks and necessary call information, it is signed in in the zone of the appointment in the customer data base portion 136, carry out recorded and stored.
Simultaneously, by described transportation server 130, input portable terminal computer 100 prepare the final destination positional information that arrives and can arrive at this destination the popular vehicles for utilizing period information, and sign in to the appointed area of described customer data base portion 136, carry out recorded and stored.
After having imported aforesaid destination locations information, the current location information of described portable terminal computer is received and imports, and login is carried out recorded and stored within the appointed area of described customer data base portion 136.
130 pairs of described transportation servers are recorded in the current location information and the destination locations information of the portable terminal computer in the customer data base portion 136 and analyze, and, the operation information of the popular vehicles of the best is analyzed according to described popular traffic database portion 138.
The operation information of the popular vehicles that utilization is analyzed by above step, search within the time period of appointment from current location required the utilized operation information that reaches the destination, and to operation information that above step searched, utilize automatic answering system portion 132 to carry out the voice signal announcement, perhaps offer described mobile communication system, carry out character message (SMS) announcement.
Within certain time period before being carved into while taking a bus, repeat to announce above information according to the number of times that sets, thereby, can make portable terminal computer 100 users carry out accurate recognition, and be arranged on homepage portion 134 on the described transportation server 130, will search for by the internet in the public network 120 (INTERNET) and the computing machine (PC) that is inserted.
In the present invention with as above structure, utilize portable terminal computer to may be received within the fixed time from the reach the destination required best popular vehicles, by bus constantly or last bus operation information etc. of current location, and can adopt the voice signal of automatic answering system (ARS), perhaps the character message mode repeats to receive described information announcement.