KR100356781B1 - Service system and method for searching a position of car - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention is a vehicle position inquiry service system and method thereof.

According to the present invention, the position detection unit is mounted on the vehicle, and outputs its own position information based on the GPS signal, and outputs a position not available message for blocking the position inquiry of the vehicle by the third party system in accordance with the driver's operation The location inquiry service stores the location information of each vehicle and the message that the location cannot be disclosed and determines whether or not the vehicle has been set to not be disclosed when a request for a location inquiry of the vehicle is requested from a third-party system authorized for the location inquiry. In a case where the vehicle is set to be non-disclosed by checking, a non-disclosure message is output. At this time, the location inquiry request unit provides the location information of the vehicle regardless of whether or not to disclose the location when the accident occurs, such as a safety accident of the vehicle.

Description

Service system and method for searching a position of car}

The present invention relates to a vehicle position inquiry service system and a method thereof, and more particularly, to a vehicle position inquiry service system and a method for protecting a member's privacy by blocking a position inquiry by a third party.

In general, with the development of society, the development of security is also rapidly progressing, and it is inevitably required to provide security services for mobile devices due to the development of technology and the listing of consumer needs. In particular, various researches have been conducted on the technology for acquiring the location information basically required for the provision of the service to the mobile, and recently, the position inquiry technology using the GPS satellite information has shown a comparative advantage in precision and price. The providers providing the services are appearing.

Conventional technology for providing such a service is as shown in Figure 1 GPS engine unit 10 for determining the location, the control unit 20 for controlling the overall system and the RF transmitter 30 for transmitting information RF transmission of the magnetic location information of the vehicle. At this time, the customer who wants to receive the location inquiry service should attach the dedicated terminal 50 to the object, that is, the vehicle.

When the third party wants to inquire the location of the vehicle to be queried, if the third party sends a location confirmation command through the Internet, the command is transmitted to the dedicated terminal 50 via the communication network of the wireless communication provider. The dedicated terminal 50 receiving the signal extracts its own location data using the GPS engine unit 10 and sends a signal including its ID and location information to the central control center through the communication network of the wireless carrier. The location of the current dedicated terminal 50 is transmitted to the customer who requests the information through a web server connected to the central control center.

In addition, if the query target is to be provided with the necessary service, by pressing the "send location" button attached to the dedicated terminal 50 to transmit their location information to the central control center, it was possible to query the location in the central control center.

At this time, the customer who has the authority to view the location in advance according to the contract is configured to be able to check the location of the person at any time regardless of the intention of the person who is inquiring, so even if the person who wants to know the location information does not want to know There was no device that could protect the privacy of the subjects.

In addition, there is a case where the target person of the vehicle location to turn off the power of the dedicated terminal 50 in order not to inform the location of the person, but in this case, when the emergency target person unexpectedly occurs, for example, theft, etc. There was a disadvantage that it was impossible to provide location-specific services in the control center, so that it could not provide an appropriate service for the situation.

Therefore, the technical problem of the present invention is to solve such a conventional problem, and an object of the present invention is to prevent the position of the vehicle by a third party if the customer does not want to ensure the maximum privacy of the vehicle It is to provide a location query service system.

In addition, another object of the present invention is a vehicle position inquiry service system capable of forcibly releasing from the central control center and inquiring the position of the vehicle when an emergency situation such as vehicle theft occurs while the position inquiry function is set by a third party. To provide.

In addition, another object of the present invention to provide a location query method using a location query system having the above-described tracking block function.

1 is a view for explaining a position detection unit mounted on a vehicle for a conventional position inquiry.

2 is a view for explaining a location inquiry service system of a vehicle according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a view for explaining in more detail the position detection unit according to an embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a view for explaining the first embodiment of the location inquiry service of FIG. 2 in more detail.

FIG. 5 is a data flowchart illustrating setting of a position inquiry allow / disallow message in a position detection unit mounted on a vehicle according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

6 is a flowchart for explaining a method of requesting a location of a vehicle according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a diagram for describing a second embodiment of the location inquiry service unit of FIG. 3 in more detail.

8 is a flowchart for explaining a method of requesting a location of a vehicle according to a second exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

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

100: position detection unit 110: GPS engine unit

120: control unit 130: RF transmitter

140: service blocking button unit 200: location inquiry service unit

210: wireless network interface unit 220: control station control unit

230: tracked customer location DB 240: Internet server

250: authentication server 260: customer DB

300: location query request unit

The vehicle position inquiry service system according to one feature for realizing the above object of the present invention,

Mounted on the vehicle, based on the GPS signal provided through the satellite outputs its own location information via the wireless communication network, and the message to reveal the location not possible to block the vehicle position inquiry by the third party system in response to the driver's operation At least one vehicle position detector for outputting; And

The self-location information and the location-disclosing message are stored, and the location is disclosed by checking whether or not the vehicle is set to be unpublished when there is a request for inquiry of the location of the vehicle from a third-party system that has verified the location inquiry. In the case of a vehicle that has been disabled, a location inquiry service unit for outputting a location non-disclosure message is included. At this time, the location inquiry request unit provides the location information of the vehicle regardless of whether or not to disclose the location when the accident occurs, such as a safety accident of the vehicle.

In addition, the vehicle position inquiry service method according to one feature for realizing another object of the present invention,

(a) checking and storing input of magnetic location information of at least one vehicle at predetermined intervals;

(b) checking and storing the input of the vehicle's location permission or not message at predetermined intervals;

(c) checking whether the system is authenticated according to a vehicle's location inquiry request from a vehicle owner or a third party system;

(d) outputting a service unavailable message if it is checked in step (c) that it is an unauthorized third party system;

(e) checking whether or not the vehicle is allowed to be released if the third party system is checked in step (c); And

(f) outputting a location denied message when the location of the vehicle is impossible to be disclosed in step (e), and outputting the identified location information of the vehicle when the vehicle is released to the public; Is done. In this case, if it is checked as an authorized real owner of the vehicle in step (c), the method may further include outputting the identified position information of the vehicle regardless of whether the vehicle is disclosed or not.

According to such a vehicle position inquiry service system and method thereof, when a driver of a vehicle does not want to disclose the position of the vehicle by a third party, the third party cannot check the position of the vehicle, thereby preventing the privacy of the subject of the vehicle position inquiry. I can guarantee it as much as possible.

Then, embodiments will be described so that those skilled in the art can easily implement the present invention.

2 is a view for explaining a location inquiry service system of a vehicle according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2, a vehicle position inquiry service system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention receives a GPS signal from a GPS satellite and includes a plurality of vehicles 100 having a position detector 110 detecting a magnetic position of the vehicle. It includes a location inquiry service unit 200 and a location query request unit 300 that provides a location query service for a specific vehicle by a third party.

The position detector 110 calculates the magnetic position information of the vehicle based on the GPS signal provided from the GPS satellite through the first antenna, transmits the calculated magnetic position information through the second antenna, and transmits the position through the wireless communication network. The inquiry service unit 200 is provided.

In addition, the position detector 110 outputs a position inquiry impossible message through the second antenna in response to an operation of the vehicle driver who wants to block the position inquiry of the vehicle by a third party. At this time, the output position inquiry impossible message may be output together with the magnetic position information, or may be output separately from the magnetic position information.

The location inquiry service unit 200 checks the identity of the third party system by checking the identity of the third party system when a location inquiry request for a specific vehicle is received from the third party system via the Internet backbone network, a wireless communication network, or a wired communication network. If it is checked as an authorized third party, service information on the location of the requested vehicle is provided.

In this case, if a location disclosure impossible message is input from a specific vehicle, the location inquiry service is not provided even if a location inquiry request is input from an authenticated third party system. However, when an accident occurs, such as a safety accident of the vehicle, location information of the vehicle is provided regardless of whether or not to disclose or not.

In addition, when reporting a theft accident of a vehicle, a third party is identified in any case except the safety accident of the vehicle by checking the location of the vehicle and controlling the method of locating the vehicle based on the identified location information to the stolen reporter. It does not provide the vehicle's location information to protect the driver's privacy.

The location inquiry request unit 300 includes a plurality of user computer systems 310 capable of internet access, a plurality of mobile communication terminal devices 320, and a plurality of wired telephones 330, an internet backbone network, a wireless communication network, and a wired communication network. By requesting the inquiry of the location of a specific vehicle via the etc., the location information of the corresponding vehicle is provided.

3 is a view for explaining in more detail the position detection unit according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3, the position detector 110 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a GPS engine 112, a controller 114, an RF transmitter 116, and a service cutoff button unit 118.

The GPS engine unit 112 receives a GPS signal from a GPS satellite and provides the GPS signal to the controller 114, and the controller 114 calculates the position information of the vehicle by calculating a GPS signal provided from the GPS engine unit 112. The calculated position information is output to the RF transmitter 116, and the RF transmitter 116 transmits the position information provided from the controller 114 to the position inquiry service unit 200 via a wireless communication network.

The service cutoff button unit 118 is turned on / off by the driver of the vehicle and, when turned on, provides the control unit 114 with a message not available for disclosure. Of course, when the service cutout button unit 118 is turned off, it may or may not output the location disclosure permission message.

At this time, the control unit 114 outputs a non-disclosure message along with the vehicle position information to the RF transmitter 116 when a non-disclosure message is input from the service cutoff button unit 118, thereby providing a third party. Block location query. Of course, when a sudden situation such as a safety accident of the vehicle occurs, the location information of the vehicle may be provided regardless of whether to permit or disallow the location of the vehicle, thereby enabling the third party to search the location of the vehicle.

FIG. 4 is a view for explaining the first embodiment of the location inquiry service unit of FIG. 3 in more detail.

Referring to FIG. 4, the location inquiry service unit according to the first embodiment of the present invention is a wireless network interface unit 210, a control station controller 220, a traced customer location DB 230, a customer DB 235, and an Internet server. 240 and an authentication server 250.

The wireless network interface unit 210 converts the magnetic location information of the vehicle into predetermined data as RF is received through the wireless communication network, provides the converted magnetic location information to the control center controller 220, and the control center controller 220. ) Stores its own location information in the tracked customer location DB 230 and stores a location non-disclosure message in the customer DB 235.

The Internet server 240 operates a predetermined homepage, requests the authentication server 250 to authenticate the user as the PC user accesses it via the Internet backbone network, and sends a signal indicating whether the user is authenticated to the authentication server. Received from 250.

In addition, the Internet server 240 outputs a message indicating that the location inquiry service cannot be accessed when it is checked as a PC user who has not been authenticated, and when the user is checked as a PC user who has been authenticated, a request for a vehicle location inquiry is input from the user. As the control unit 220 provides the request information, and receives a signal according to the response, the location information of the vehicle is provided to the corresponding PC user via the Internet backbone network. In this case, the location information of the provided vehicle may be provided together with the map information.

In the above description, as the message for disabling the position disclosure is input by the vehicle driver, the vehicle is stored in the customer DB 235 separately provided for each vehicle, and the information stored in the customer DB 235 when the position inquiry request is input from the third party system. Although the position inquiry permission or the impossible message was output based on the above, when the position inquiry request is input by storing the position non-disclosure message together with the position information of the vehicle in the traced customer position DB 230, the control unit controller 220 corresponds to the corresponding position. When the location disclosure message is extracted when the vehicle location information is retrieved, the location inquiry not available message may be output.

FIG. 5 is a data flowchart illustrating setting of a position inquiry allow / disallow message in a position detection unit mounted on a vehicle according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 5, first, the vehicle 100 having the location detecting unit 110 accesses the control station via the mobile communication relay station of the mobile communication network to turn off the disclosure of its own location information, thereby preventing the position inquiry by the third party. When requesting the setting of the control center 220, the control station 220 accesses the customer DB 260, changes the corresponding customer information, and sets off the disclosure of the self location information.

In addition, when the vehicle 100 accesses the control station via the mobile communication relay station of the mobile communication network and turns on the disclosure of its own location information and requests the setting of the position inquiry permission by a third party, the control station 220 requests the customer DB ( 260) to set the external network open command and to turn on the disclosure of the self position information.

6 is a flowchart for explaining a method of requesting a location of a vehicle according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 6, first, a PC user who is a third party who wants to track location information of a specific vehicle accesses the Internet server 240 of the location inquiry service unit 200 through an internet connection. Requests the authentication of the customer to the authentication server 250, and receives a signal according to its response. In this case, the authentication can generally be confirmed whether the customer is authenticated through an ID and password.

Subsequently, the Internet server 240 refuses access to the service when the PC user fails to obtain the authentication, and requests the customer's DB from the customer DB 260 when the PC user has obtained the authentication, and according to the response of the customer. Receive DB At this time, the DB of the customer transmitted includes information on whether the customer's own location information is disclosed.

Subsequently, the Internet server 240 checks the location of the vehicle and checks the location of the vehicle, and if it is checked that the location is not available, provides the location confirmation rejection message to the PC user side. Ask for location confirmation. Subsequently, the Internet server 240 receives the location information of the vehicle provided from the control center controller 220 and provides it to the corresponding PC user.

FIG. 7 is a diagram for describing a second embodiment of the location inquiry service unit of FIG. 3 in more detail.

Referring to FIG. 7, the location inquiry service unit according to the second embodiment of the present invention is a wireless network interface unit 210, a control station controller 220, a traced customer location DB 230, an exchange unit 270, and an agent system. 280 and the customer DB 290, and the components that perform the same operation compared to FIG. 5 are given the same reference numerals, and description thereof will be omitted.

The exchange unit 270 connects to the counselor system 280 when a location inquiry request is made from a third party using a mobile communication terminal device or a landline via a wireless communication network or a wired communication network.

Agent system 280 may be implemented so that one agent resides in a system consisting of one phone per PC, based on the customer information stored in the customer DB 290 as a location inquiry request is input from the exchange unit 270 If it is checked that the user has not been authenticated, and outputs a service unavailable message, and checks that the user is authenticated, accesses the control center control unit 220 and requests a vehicle position inquiry. .

The control center controller 220 which has requested a location inquiry from the counselor system 280 accesses the tracked customer location DB 230, extracts the location information of the vehicle, and displays the information on the PC of the counselor system 280.

The counselor side of the counselor system 280 notifies the third party who requested the location inquiry via a wireless communication network or a wired communication network by using a short message or voice to notify the location information requested for inquiry. At this time, when extracting the location information of the specific vehicle in the tracked customer location DB 230, if the signal for not revealing the location is provided to the counselor system 280 side by providing a service unavailable message to protect the privacy of the vehicle driver.

In the above, the vehicle's location information disclosure permission or impossibility message set by the driver is stored together with the vehicle location information in the tracked customer location DB 290 so that the vehicle can be detected according to the disclosure permission or impossibility message when the specific vehicle location information is detected. Although location inquiry is allowed or not possible, storing the location information disclosure permission or impossibility message in the built DB after constructing the DB separately will not depart from the gist of the present invention.

8 is a flowchart for explaining a method of requesting a location of a vehicle according to a second exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 8, first, a wired or mobile telephone user accesses an agent system 280 located at a control center via a wireless communication network or a wired communication network and requests a location confirmation. Access to check whether the customer is authenticated.

If it is checked that the customer is not certified, the service request is rejected. If it is checked as an authenticated customer, it is checked whether or not the vehicle is permitted to be disclosed. At this time, if it is checked that the location of the vehicle cannot be checked, it rejects the location check, and if it is checked for the permission to release the location, the control unit 220 requests the location check, and the location information transmitted in response to the voice or short message is transmitted. It is provided to customer by type.

Although the above has been described with reference to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, those skilled in the art will be able to variously modify and change the present invention without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as set forth in the claims below. It will be appreciated.

As described above, when the subject who is inquired about the position of the vehicle according to the present invention does not want to inquire the position, the third party cannot inquire the position of the vehicle, thereby ensuring the privacy of the subject who is inquired about the position of the vehicle. Can be. Of course, when an accident occurs, such as a safety accident of the vehicle, location information of the vehicle is provided regardless of whether or not to disclose the permission.

In addition, when reporting a stolen accident of a vehicle, the vehicle is checked to find the vehicle and guided to the stolen person based on the identified location information. By not providing location information of the vehicle, it is possible to protect the privacy of the vehicle driver.

Claims (13)

Mounted on the vehicle, based on the GPS signal provided through the satellite outputs its own location information via the wireless communication network, and the message to reveal the location not possible to block the vehicle position inquiry by the third party system in response to the driver's operation At least one vehicle position detector for outputting; And The self-location information and the location-disclosing message are stored, and the location is disclosed by checking whether or not the vehicle is set to be unpublished when there is a request for inquiry of the location of the vehicle from a third-party system that has verified the location inquiry. In the case of a vehicle that has been disabled, the location inquiry service unit outputs a message that cannot be disclosed Position inquiry service system of a vehicle comprising a. The method of claim 1, wherein the location inquiry service unit, When a sudden situation, such as a safety accident of the vehicle occurs, location information service system of the vehicle, characterized in that to provide the location information of the vehicle regardless of whether or not to permit or not. The method of claim 1, wherein the vehicle position detection unit, A GPS engine unit for receiving and outputting a GPS signal from a GPS satellite; RF transmitter for transmitting RF; A service blocking button unit for outputting a location-disallowed message for blocking his location inquiry; Outputting the magnetic position information calculated by calculating the magnetic position based on the GPS signal to the RF transmitter, and outputting the position non-disclosure message to the RF transmitter as a position-disclosure message is input from the service cutoff button unit. Control Position inquiry service system of a vehicle comprising a. 4. The system of claim 3, wherein the location non-disclosure message is transmitted together with the magnetic location information. 4. The system of claim 3, wherein the location disallowed message is transmitted separately from the magnetic location information. The method of claim 1, wherein the location inquiry service unit, An authentication server that checks whether or not the trace requester is authenticated; When a predetermined homepage is operated and the authentication requester of the tracking requester is requested to the authentication server according to the location inquiry request of a specific vehicle inputted from the tracking requester via the Internet backbone network, and is checked as an authorized tracking requester, An internet server for querying a location for the vehicle; A wireless network interface unit for converting and outputting position information of the vehicle, which is RF-transmitted from the vehicle position detection unit via a wireless communication network; A tracked customer location DB for storing location information of the vehicle; A customer DB storing a vehicle position information disclosure permission or impossibility message; And Whether vehicle location information provided from the wireless network interface unit is stored in the tracked customer location DB, and the location information of the vehicle stored in the customer DB is disclosed as a location inquiry request for a specific vehicle is input from the Internet server. If the check box is checked as the public permission, the control unit permits the vehicle position inquiry. If the check is not possible, the control section controls the vehicle position inquiry. Position inquiry service system of a vehicle comprising a. The method of claim 1, wherein the location inquiry service unit, An authentication server that checks whether or not the trace requester is authenticated; When a predetermined homepage is operated and the authentication requester of the tracking requester is requested to the authentication server according to the location inquiry request of a specific vehicle inputted from the tracking requester via the Internet backbone network, and is checked as an authorized tracking requester, An internet server for querying a location for the vehicle; A wireless network interface unit for converting and outputting position information of the vehicle, which is RF-transmitted from the vehicle position detection unit via a wireless communication network; A tracked customer location DB for storing location information of the vehicle; The vehicle location information provided from the wireless network interface unit is stored in the tracked customer location DB, and as a location inquiry request for a specific vehicle is input from the Internet server, the vehicle location information stored in the tracked customer location DB is stored. The control station that checks whether the vehicle is open or not, permits the vehicle location query if it is checked as the permission of disclosure, and if it is checked that it is not available, it is impossible to query the vehicle location. Position inquiry service system of a vehicle comprising a. The method of claim 1, wherein the location inquiry service unit, An exchange unit connected to a wireless communication network or a wired communication network; A wireless network interface unit for converting and outputting position information of the vehicle, which is RF-transmitted from the vehicle position detection unit via a wireless communication network; A tracked customer location DB for storing location information of the vehicle; A customer DB storing a vehicle position information disclosure permission or impossibility message; And Whether vehicle location information provided from the wireless network interface unit is stored in the tracked customer location DB, and vehicle location information stored in the customer DB is disclosed as a location inquiry request for a specific vehicle is input through the exchange unit. If the check box is checked as the public permission, the control unit permits the vehicle position inquiry. If the check is not possible, the control section controls the vehicle position inquiry. Position inquiry service system of a vehicle comprising a. The method of claim 1, wherein the location inquiry service unit, An exchange unit connected to a wireless communication network or a wired communication network; A wireless network interface unit for converting and outputting position information of the vehicle, which is RF-transmitted from the vehicle position detection unit via a wireless communication network; A tracked customer location DB for storing location information of the vehicle; And The vehicle location information provided from the wireless network interface unit is stored in the tracked customer location DB, and as the position inquiry request for a specific vehicle is input through the exchange unit, the vehicle location information stored in the tracked customer location DB is input. Control unit that checks the vehicle's location if it is checked as the permission of disclosure and if it is checked as not available, it is impossible to search the location of the vehicle. Position inquiry service system of a vehicle comprising a. (a) checking and storing input of magnetic location information of at least one vehicle at predetermined intervals; (b) checking and storing the input of the vehicle's location permission or not message at predetermined intervals; (c) checking whether the corresponding system is authenticated according to the vehicle's location inquiry request from the third party system; (d) outputting a service unavailable message when it is checked as an unauthorized third party system in step (c); (e) checking whether or not the vehicle is allowed to be released if the third party system is checked in step (c); And (f) if it is checked in the step (e) that the position of the vehicle cannot be disclosed, outputting a location confirmation denied message; and if the position of the vehicle is checked to permit the disclosure of the vehicle, outputting the identified position information of the vehicle. Position inquiry service method of a vehicle comprising a. The method of claim 10, wherein the location inquiry service method of the vehicle comprises: When the information about the accident situation, such as a safety accident of the vehicle is received, location information service method of the vehicle, characterized in that to provide the location information of the vehicle regardless of whether or not to permit the release. The method of claim 10, wherein the location non-disclosure message is transmitted along with the magnetic location information. The method of claim 10, wherein the location non-disclosure message is transmitted separately from the magnetic location information.