KR100375912B1 - Service system for providing a position and method for performing the same - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention is a location information providing service method and a system for performing the same. The position inquiry service unit according to the present invention stores the actual self position information provided from the customer terminal and the virtual fixed position information provided from the customer, and when there is a position inquiry request from a third party system authorized for position inquiry It is checked whether the setting mode of the customer terminal is the position fixing mode or the position fixing release mode. (I) If the position fixing mode is checked, the position information of a specific place is provided to the third party system, and (ii) the position. If checked in the fixed release mode, the actual location information of the corresponding terminal is inquired and provided to the third party system.

As a result, when the third party checks the position of the customer terminal, the third party can provide the location information on the virtual specific place already set by the customer side, thereby ensuring maximum privacy of the customer.

Description

SERVICE SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING A POSITION AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING THE SAME}

The present invention relates to a location information providing service method and a system for performing the same. More particularly, the present invention relates to a method for providing location information according to a location fixing or location fixing mode set by a customer when a third party checks a customer location. And a system for performing this.

In general, a vehicle information providing service relates to a service model based on location information of a vehicle, and transmits a vehicle status such as an accident or a failure to a control center by using various electronic sensors of the vehicle, and the control center side receives the received vehicle information. It is a service that appropriately copes with evidence.

Recently, the position lookup technology using GPS satellite information has shown a comparative advantage in precision and price, and thus, a service provider providing a service using the same has appeared.

Conventional technology for providing such a service, as shown in Figure 1, GPS engine unit 10 for determining the location, the control unit 20 for controlling the overall system, and wireless transmission and reception for transmitting information The unit 30 is configured to perform RF transmission of the magnetic position 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.

In operation, in the event of an accident or fatal vehicle failure in a vehicle equipped with a GPS engine, a wireless data modem and a controller, the position data and the customer serial number of the GPS terminal are transmitted to the control center via a wireless communication network using a modem.

The control center extracts the customer information stored in the database using the received data, and dispatches a police car, an ambulance, a tow truck, a fire truck, a police car, etc., located closest to the situation, based on the current situation. .

In addition, when a third party authorized to request a vehicle's location information wants to know the location of the customer's vehicle, the user may access the control center by using the Internet or a telephone to check the location of the vehicle on an electronic map or use a voice to confirm the location of the vehicle. I can figure it out.

Services based on the location information of the vehicle are currently being prepared in various forms, and are expected to be activated not only in the vehicle position inquiry but also in the mobile communication terminal in the near future.

But the biggest problem is the issue of privacy.

In other words, whether or not the driver of the vehicle, the holder of the mobile communication terminal, or the like, whether their current location is exposed to the outside will have the possibility of privacy in any case. However, blocking such location services altogether for inadvertent accidents or convenience also has practical problems.

Therefore, there is a need for a service system that can ensure the privacy of registered customers while maximizing the practicality of a service providing location information such as a vehicle or a mobile communication terminal.

Therefore, the technology and the problem of the present invention have been made in view of this point, the object of the present invention is to service the location information moved to any particular place according to a certain mode set by the customer when the third party confirms the customer location of the customer It is to provide a method of providing location information service to ensure the maximum privacy.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a system for performing the above-described location information providing service method.

1 is a view for explaining a position detection unit on the customer side for the conventional position inquiry.

2 is a view for explaining an example in which the location information providing service system according to the present invention is applied to a vehicle.

FIG. 3 is a view for explaining an example of the location inquiry service of FIG. 2.

FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining another example of the location inquiry service of FIG. 2.

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

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

110: position detection unit 100: vehicle

200: location tracking service unit 300: location query request unit

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

240: Internet server 250: Authentication server

270: exchange unit 280: agent system

Location information providing service method according to one feature for realizing the above object of the present invention,

(a) checking whether there is a position fixing or position fixing request from the registered customer side terminal;

(b) setting a location fixing mode by setting a specific time and place after checking the requesting customer information when there is a location fixing request in step (a);

(c) setting a location unlocking mode after confirming the requested customer information when the location lock release request is made in step (a);

(d) checking whether there is a location inquiry request of a specific customer terminal from a third party, and checking the location information providing service mode of the specific customer terminal when there is a location inquiry request;

(e) if the location information providing service mode of a specific customer is checked as a location fixing mode in step (d), servicing location information of the specific place set in step (b) to the third party system; And

(f) if it is checked in the step (d) that the location information providing service mode of the specific customer side is the position fixing release mode, inquiring normal position information of the specific customer side and serving the third party system; Is done.

Here, the setting of the position fixing mode in step (b) is preferably to set the position fixing to a specific place only for a predetermined time based on the specific time information provided from the registered customer.

In addition, the location inquiry request of the specific customer terminal provided from the third party in step (d) is preferably via any one of the Internet backbone network, mobile communication network or wired communication network.

In addition, step (e) or step (f) preferably further comprises the step of providing a response message to the inquiry message requested from the third party to the customer side.

In addition, the customer terminal is preferably any one of a vehicle position detecting terminal, a mobile communication terminal, and a portable data communication terminal mounted in a vehicle.

In addition, it is preferable that the customer terminal has a built-in self-locating function. For example, the customer terminal may include a built-in GPS signal receiving function to transmit magnetic location information, and check the signal strength level between base stations of the mobile communication network. The magnetic position information may be transmitted, or the magnetic position information may be transmitted by combining the GPS signal and the correction signal transmitted through the mobile communication base station.

In addition, the location information providing service system according to one feature for realizing another object of the present invention, the location information is provided via a wireless communication network receives the location information from the third-party system to request the corresponding location information In the location information providing service system to provide,

The actual self position information provided from the customer terminal and the virtual fixed position information provided from the customer are stored, and the setting mode of the corresponding customer terminal in case of requesting a position inquiry from a third party system authorized for position inquiry Checks whether the position fixing mode or the position fixing release mode, (i) if the position fixing mode is checked, provides the third party system with the position information of the specific place, and (ii) checks the position fixing release mode. If so, it includes a location inquiry service to look up the actual location information of the terminal to provide to the third party system.

Here, an example of the position inquiry service unit,

A wireless network interface unit for converting and outputting actual position information of a vehicle RF transmitted from the customer terminal through a wireless communication network; A first DB for storing virtual location information of the customer terminal and output time zone information of the virtual location information; A second DB for storing actual location information of the customer terminal; An authentication server for checking whether or not the third party system is authenticated; Operating a predetermined home page, and requesting the authentication server to authenticate the third party system according to a location inquiry request of a specific customer inputted from the third party system via an Internet backbone network, An Internet server for inquiring a location of a terminal of a specific customer and providing information according to the response to the third party system via the Internet backbone network if checked as a third party system; And storing the actual location information of the terminal of the customer in the second DB, checking the first DB according to a location inquiry request for a terminal of a specific customer from the internet server, and checking the state of the terminal of the corresponding customer. It is checked whether it is a fixed position mode or a fixed position release mode. If the fixed position mode is checked, the virtual position information stored in the first DB is provided to the third party system via the Internet server, and the fixed position release mode is selected. If checked, it may include a control station control unit for extracting the actual location information stored in the second DB to provide to the third party system.

Another example of the location inquiry service unit is

A first DB for storing virtual location information of a client terminal and output time zone information of the virtual location information; A second DB for storing actual location information of the customer terminal; An exchange unit connected to a wireless communication network or a wired communication network; Counselor system having at least one telephone connected to the exchange unit and at least one computer connected to the network to request a position inquiry provided from a third party system and provide information according to the response to the third party system via the exchange unit. ; A wireless network interface unit for converting and outputting actual position information transmitted from the customer terminal through RF through a wireless communication network; And storing the actual location information of the customer terminal in the second DB, querying the first DB as a location inquiry request for a specific customer terminal is input from the counselor system, and setting the mode of the corresponding customer terminal. It is checked whether the state is a fixed position mode or a fixed position release mode. If the fixed position mode is checked, the virtual position information stored in the first DB is provided to the agent system side. It may include a control station control unit for extracting the actual location information stored in the second DB provided to the counselor system side.

In addition, when providing the virtual location information to the third party system, the control station controller may further provide a message indicating the provision fact to the customer terminal.

In addition, the control unit controller checks whether the mode setting state of the corresponding client terminal is the fixed position mode or the fixed position release mode depending on whether or not the inquiry request request time from the third party system is included in the specific time zone set in the client side. desirable.

In addition, the customer terminal may be, for example, a vehicle position detecting terminal mounted in a vehicle, a mobile communication terminal, or a portable data communication terminal, and has a built-in GPS signal reception function.

According to such a method of providing location information service and a system for performing the same, a third party can provide location information on a virtual specific place already set by the customer when checking a customer's location, thereby ensuring maximum privacy of the customer. Can be.

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

2 is a view for explaining an example in which the location information providing service system according to the present invention is applied to a vehicle.

Referring to FIG. 2, the vehicle location information providing 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 location detector 110 detecting a magnetic location of the vehicle. The location tracking service unit 200 and the location inquiry requesting unit 300 provide a location inquiry 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. Provided to the tracking service unit 200.

In addition, when the vehicle is inquired by a third party, the position detector 110 outputs a message about a specific time and place to be protected by the second antenna according to the operation of the vehicle driver who wants to be protected. do. In this case, the output message may be output together with the magnetic location information, may be output separately from the magnetic location information, or may be a message for a plurality of specific times and a plurality of specific places.

The location tracking 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 system, service information on the requested location of the vehicle is provided.

At this time, when providing the location information of a specific vehicle, when the location fixing mode that the customer side of the vehicle wants to receive privacy protection is set, the location information for the specific place registered by the customer side is provided.

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. In this case, the type of information that can be provided may be information through a web page, or may be voice information according to a call setting with a counselor or information obtained by converting location information into a voice signal.

In the above, the actual location information has been described as an example of a terminal mounted in the vehicle, but it is obvious that the actual location information of the customer may be provided through a portable mobile communication terminal or a data communication terminal such as a PDA. to be. At this time, it is obvious that the GPS signal reception function may be embedded as a means for receiving the actual location information of the customer, thereby increasing the accuracy of the location information calculation.

In particular, the mobile communication terminal for receiving a GPS signal as an example, can be implemented through one antenna for transmitting and receiving a general call service and the other antenna for receiving a GPS signal, another example One antenna may be provided with a call signal and a GPS signal having different frequencies or signal levels.

In addition, even if the accurate location information is not calculated using the GPS signal, the mobile communication terminal or the data communication terminal can calculate accurate location information based on a difference in signal level and the like with a wirelessly connected base station.

Also, by receiving the GPS signal and combining the correction signal transmitted through the mobile communication base station, the actual magnetic location information of the terminal detachably mounted on the vehicle, the mobile communication terminal portable by the individual, the data communication terminal, etc. The position information may be calculated by more accurate calculation.

FIG. 3 is a view for explaining an example of the location inquiry service of FIG. 2.

Referring to FIG. 3, the location tracking service unit according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a wireless network interface unit 210, a control center controller 220, a first DB 230 storing customer information of a privacy requester, and general location inquiry. A second DB 235, an Internet server 240, and an authentication server 250 that store customer information of the subject are included.

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, and provides the converted magnetic location information to the control station controller 220. In this case, in addition to the magnetic location information provided from the vehicle via the wireless communication network, it may be information for privacy protection, for example, information about a specific time and a specific place.

The control station control unit 220 stores the first DB 230 when receiving information for privacy protection from the wireless network interface unit 210 and stores the second DB 235 when receiving the self location information. do.

In operation, the control center controller 220 inquires of the first DB 230 and checks whether the vehicle is registered for privacy protection as a request for a location inquiry of the vehicle is input from a third party. Then, in case of privacy registration, if the current time exists in a certain time zone set for privacy, and if it is checked for privacy time zone, location information about the place set by the customer side, that is, virtual location If the information is provided, and if the privacy protection is not registered, and if there is no specific time zone set for privacy protection, the first DB 230 is queried to provide the current vehicle location information, that is, the actual location information.

The first DB 230 stores customer information requested for privacy protection. The first DB 230 includes a position fixing DB and a position fixing release DB according to a mode set by the customer, and the second DB 235 includes general vehicle position information, Preferably, the location information of the real time is stored.

The Internet server 240 operates a predetermined homepage or web page, and requests the authentication server 250 to authenticate the server 250 as the user accesses the PC through the Internet backbone network. Get information. At this time, if it is checked as a PC user who has not been authenticated, a message indicating that the location inquiry service cannot be accessed is output. When the user is checked as a PC user who has been authenticated, the control unit control unit 220 according to a request for a vehicle position inquiry from the corresponding user. ) Provides the requested information, receives the signal according to its response, and provides it to the PC user via the Internet backbone network. Here, the location information of the provided vehicle is preferably provided together with the map information.

In the above description of receiving privacy information, that is, receiving a command for the fixed position mode or the fixed position release mode through a predetermined terminal mounted in the vehicle, the terminal capable of leaving the vehicle, for example, moving Obviously, it can be done through a communication terminal, a landline phone, or a PC. Of course, when receiving information for privacy, it is obvious to have a process of checking whether or not the customer can be truly protected.

In the above, for convenience of description of the present invention, various servers or DBs are separated by interworking with functions, but such separation is not merely for separating hardware, but for functional separation, and is not intended to limit the scope of the present invention. .

FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining another example of the location inquiry service of FIG. 2.

Referring to FIG. 4, the location tracking service unit according to another embodiment of the present invention may include a wireless network interface unit 210, a control center controller 220, a first DB 230 for storing customer information of a privacy requester, and general location inquiry. A second DB 235, an exchange unit 270, and an agent system 280, which store the customer information of the subject, are included, and the components performing the same operation as compared with FIG. , The description is 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, the customer information stored in the second DB (235) as a location inquiry request is input from the switch unit 270 If it is checked that the user is not authenticated, a service unavailable message is outputted. If the user is authenticated, the control center controller (for example, through the TCP / IP protocol) 220 to request the location of the vehicle.

When the control center control unit 220, which has been requested to look up the location from the counselor system 280, accesses the first DB 230, checks whether the customer of the vehicle has registered privacy, and if it is checked as a privacy target. Provides the location information on the place set by the customer side to the counselor side, and if the privacy protection registration is not registered, the second DB (235) is inquired to provide the actual location information of the current vehicle.

The counselor side of the counselor system 280 notifies the third party system requesting the location inquiry via the wireless communication network or the wired communication network by using a short message or voice to notify the location information of the vehicle requested for inquiry.

In the above, the first DB 230 for storing the customer information of the privacy requester and the second DB 235 for storing the customer information of the general location inquiry target are separated to receive the location information about the specific vehicle from the third party. In this case, querying the DB provided separately is described as an example, but by enclosing the customer information into a single DB, information that can be checked whether or not to be subject to privacy protection when requesting the location information of the corresponding customer's vehicle is included. Accordingly, even if the location information of a normal vehicle or the location information of a predetermined place is provided by the customer side, it will not depart from the gist of the present invention.

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

Referring to Fig. 5, first, request information of the customer side is monitored (step S90). The monitoring window may be a position detection unit or a mobile communication terminal connected to a mobile communication network, a computer connected to an internet backbone network, or a wired telephone connected to a public telephone network.

It is checked whether the monitoring result of step S90 is a position fixing mode (step S100).

When it is checked in the position fixing mode in step S100 (step S110), the requested customer information is checked (step S110), a specific time and place are determined (step S120), and the position fixing mode is set (step S130). Here, the information on the specific time or place is provided from the customer side, and a plurality of information on the specific time or place may be provided.

Then, it is checked whether there is a position inquiry request of a specific vehicle from a third party (step S140), and when there is a position inquiry request, the request time exists in a specific time zone for providing a fixed position preset by the customer. Is checked (step S150).

If it is checked in step S150 that the requested time exists in a predetermined time zone, the controller 3 provides the preset position information of the vehicle to the third party system and then feeds back to step S90 (step S160). In this case, after providing preset location information of the vehicle to the third party system, a message indicating that the vehicle location inquiry has been received from the third party may be provided to the customer (step S170), and the feedback may be fed back to step S90.

If the monitoring result of step S90 is not the position fixing mode, it is checked whether or not it is in the position fixing release mode (step S200).

In step S200, if the position is not in the unlocking mode, the feedback is returned to step S90, and if the position is unlocked, the requested customer information is checked (step S210).

Then, it is set to the position fixing release mode (step S220), and it is checked whether there is a position inquiry request from a third party (step S230).

In step S230, if there is a location inquiry request from a third party, or if the time is not set in step S150, the current location of the vehicle is inquired (step S240), and the current location information of the vehicle is provided to the third party's system. The process returns to step S90 (step S250).

As described above, the location of the customer who is provided with the location information providing service of the vehicle according to the present invention is always grasped by using the Internet or a telephone by a person who has permission in advance, that is, a family member or a coworker.

However, if the customer's current location is known according to the circumstances of the customer, a difficult problem may occur. In this case, the user may request the location from the outside at a specific time by presetting his / her own location normally using the Internet or a telephone. In this case, it is possible to guarantee the privacy of the individual as much as possible by showing the requester side a predetermined position instead of the actual position.

In particular, it may be possible to provide a location requestor with a "Location not available" at the request of a customer at a specific time, but in this case, the location requester may suspect that the customer intentionally refused the location request. It can solve the situation naturally and at the same time ensure the privacy of the individual.

In the above-described embodiment of the present invention, the location information of the vehicle is mounted in the vehicle and described as an example. However, the actual location information of the customer may be provided even through a portable communication terminal or a data communication terminal such as a PDA. When the customer's location information is requested from a third party, it is obvious that the actual location information or the virtual location information can be provided.

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, according to the present invention, a registration is performed based on a request for fixing or releasing a location from a registered customer's mobile system, and has been already made by the customer in response to a request for inquiry of the location information of the mobile system of the customer from a third party. By checking whether the location of the registered mobile system is fixed or released, the location information of the mobile system is provided, thereby maximizing the privacy of the registered customer. In other words, if it is checked that the position is fixed, the customer sets the predetermined position information preset by the customer side to the inquiry side, and if it is checked as the position fixing release, the actual position information of the customer side is provided to the inquiry side, Maximum protection is possible.

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(a) checking whether there is a position fixing or position fixing request from the registered customer side terminal; (b) setting a location fixing mode by setting a specific time and place after checking the requesting customer information when there is a location fixing request in step (a); (c) setting a location unlocking mode after confirming the requested customer information when the location lock release request is made in step (a); (d) checking whether there is a location inquiry request of a specific customer terminal from a third party, and checking the location information providing service mode of the specific customer terminal when there is a location inquiry request; (e) if the location information providing service mode of the specific customer side is checked as the location fixing mode in step (d), servicing the location information of the specific place set in step (b) to the third party system; And (f) in the step (d), if the location information providing service mode of the specific customer side is checked as the position fixing release mode, inquiring normal position information of the specific customer side and serving the third party system; Location information providing service method comprising a. According to claim 1, wherein the setting of the position fixing mode of the step (b), The location information providing service method, characterized in that for setting a fixed location only for a certain time based on the specific time information provided from the registered customer. The location information providing service of claim 1, wherein the location inquiry request of a specific customer terminal provided from the third party in step (d) is via an Internet backbone network, a mobile communication network, or a wired communication network. Way. According to claim 1, wherein step (e) or step (f), And providing a response message to an inquiry message requested from a third party system to the customer side system. The method of claim 1, wherein the customer terminal is any one of a vehicle position detecting terminal, a mobile communication terminal, and a portable data communication terminal mounted in a vehicle. The method of claim 1, wherein the customer terminal is A first function of embedding a GPS signal reception function to calculate actual magnetic position information, a second function of calculating actual magnetic position information by checking signal levels between base stations of a mobile communication network, and the GPS signal and a mobile communication base station; And at least one of the third functions of combining the correction signals transmitted through the third calculation unit to calculate the actual magnetic position information. In the location information providing service system receiving the own location information via a wireless communication network to provide the corresponding location information when the request for querying the location information from a third party system, The actual self position information provided from the customer terminal and the virtual fixed position information provided from the customer are stored, and the setting mode of the corresponding customer terminal in case of requesting a position inquiry from a third party system authorized for position inquiry Checks whether the position fixing mode or the position fixing release mode, (i) if the position fixing mode is checked, provides the third party system with the position information of the specific place, and (ii) checks the position fixing release mode. If so, the location lookup service to query the actual location information of the terminal to provide to the third party system Location information providing service system comprising a. The system of claim 7, wherein the customer terminal is any one of a vehicle position detecting terminal, a mobile communication terminal, and a portable data communication terminal mounted in a vehicle. The method of claim 7 or 8, wherein the customer terminal, A first function of embedding a GPS signal receiving function to calculate actual magnetic position information, a second function of checking actual signal position between base stations of a mobile communication network and calculating actual magnetic position information, and the GPS signal and the mobile communication base station; And at least one of a third function of combining the correction signal transmitted through the second calculation unit to calculate the actual magnetic position information. The method of claim 7, wherein The virtual fixed position information, A location fixing request time point including the specific time information and the specific place information is checked, and when the check time is included in the specific time information, the location fixing mode is checked. Information service system. The method of claim 7, wherein The virtual fixed position information, Location information providing service system, characterized in that provided via any one of the customer terminal, an Internet-accessible computer, a mobile communication terminal, a landline telephone. The method of claim 7, wherein the location inquiry service unit, A wireless network interface unit for converting and outputting actual position information of the customer terminal transmitted through a wireless communication network; A first DB for storing virtual location information of the customer terminal and output time zone information of the virtual location information; A second DB for storing actual location information of the customer terminal; An authentication server for checking whether the third party system is authenticated; Operating a predetermined home page, and requesting the authentication server to authenticate the third party system according to a location inquiry request of a specific customer inputted from the third party system via an Internet backbone network, An Internet server for inquiring a location of a specific customer side terminal and providing information according to the response to the third party system via the Internet backbone network, if checked as a third party system; And The actual location information of the terminal of the customer is stored in the second DB, and the first DB is checked as a location inquiry request for a terminal of a specific customer is input from the Internet server, thereby fixing the state of the terminal of the customer. Check whether the location mode or the fixed location release mode; (i) if the fixed location mode is checked, provide virtual location information stored in the first DB to the third party system via the Internet server; Control station control unit which extracts the actual position information stored in the second DB and provides it to the third party system when it is checked in the fixed position release mode. Location information providing service system comprising a. The method of claim 7, wherein the location inquiry service unit, A first DB for storing virtual location information of a client terminal and output time zone information of the virtual location information; A second DB for storing actual location information of the customer terminal; An exchange unit connected to a wireless communication network or a wired communication network; Counselor system including one or more telephones connected to the exchange unit and one or more computers connected to the network to request a position inquiry provided from a third party system and provide information based on the response to the third party system via the exchange unit. ; A wireless network interface unit for converting and outputting actual position information transmitted from the customer terminal through RF through a wireless communication network; And The actual location information of the customer terminal is stored in the second DB, and when the location inquiry request for a specific customer terminal is input from the counselor system, the first DB is queried, and the setting mode state of the corresponding customer terminal is displayed. Is a fixed position mode or a fixed position release mode, and if the fixed position mode is checked, the virtual system provides the virtual position information stored in the first DB to the agent system. Control station control unit which extracts the actual location information stored in the second DB and provides the agent system side Location information providing service system comprising a. The method according to claim 12 or 13, The control station control unit, And when the virtual location information is provided to the third party system, providing a message indicating the provision fact to the customer terminal. The method according to claim 12 or 13, The control station control unit, Checking whether the mode setting state of the customer terminal is in the fixed position mode or the fixed position release mode depends on whether or not the inquiry request request time from the third party system is included in a specific time zone set in the customer side system. Location information service system.