KR100390292B1 - A searching method for friends using wire or wireless communication - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a friend search method using wired and wireless communication. The present invention relates to a method for finding a location of a user accessing a friend search service, and waiting for another member to disclose a location when the user selects standby. In the case of selecting the location disclosure, the location information of the location publisher is transmitted to various waiters in the standby state in the form of a text, voice message, or image.

Description

How to find friends using wired and wireless communication {A SEARCHING METHOD FOR FRIENDS USING WIRE OR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION}

The present invention relates to a method of finding a friend, and more particularly, by releasing the location of a user identified through a communication network, providing location information of the user to waiters waiting for location information and easily meeting friends. It relates to a method of finding friends using wired and wireless communication.

In recent years, the spread of mobile phones has made it possible to transmit messages through input of voice, text and symbols through mobile phones.

As a technical problem to be achieved by the present invention, in order to meet friends using the mobile phone, there are cumbersome problems of having to call or send a message to several friends.

An object of the present invention has been invented to solve the above problems, to disclose the location between a number of club members to contact, store the public location in the location information database, users who want to use the friend search service If is in the standby state provides a public location information of friends to provide a way to find friends using wired, wireless communication that can find a number of friends who have released their location.

Another object of the present invention, by using the location function of the wireless communication network that can inform the location of the places to visit between club members with a common hobbies or interests, the location information exchange function between the club members It's about providing a way to find friends.

1 is a block diagram of a friend finder method using wired and wireless communication according to the present invention.

2 is a block diagram of a friend search system according to the present invention.

<Description of Symbols for Major Parts of Drawings>

10-location provider 20-communication network

30-Service System 40-Database

50-Wait

In order to achieve the technical problem to be achieved by the present invention described above, the present invention is characterized by making it easy to find the friends who have disclosed their location to inform their location to friends who want to contact with their location. There is this.

Another feature of the present invention, there is a feature that can facilitate communication between members by letting the members of the club members with the same interest their location.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a block diagram of a friend search method using a location disclosure function according to the present invention, Figure 2 is a block diagram of a friend search system according to the present invention.

The present invention database building step (S10), website building step (S20), user authentication step (S30), positioning step (S40), waiting step (S50), location disclosure step (S60), location information transmission step ( S70), the position information receiving step S80, and the ending step S90.

The database construction step S10 includes a user information construction process S11, a club information construction process S12, and a location information construction process S13.

The user information construction process (S11) is a personal information including the mobile phone number of the user using the friend search service provided by the present invention, and the identification of the user and the user defined in the service system 30 that provides the service It stores and configures preferences and interests such as the user's hobbies.

The club information building process (S12) is configured by storing the names of clubs already established in the friend search service, activity contents, information of members, and information of newly established clubs.

The location information construction process (S13) of the client system that can access the friend finder service to store the location of the user who published his location, and also can check the location information of the publisher set in the location disclosure step (S50) Organize and store information such as types, club names, and names of specific members.

The website building step (S20) is to build a website linked to the database 40, the service system for driving the website and providing services, that is, the authentication program, club creation program, location information program, etc. It is a step to build on (30).

The authentication program is interlocked with the user information database 40, and receives a user identification code transmitted through the client system 10 of the user to determine whether the user is registered in the user information database 40, The right to use the service is granted to the user subscribed to the service.

In addition, the club creation program is a program for creating a new club, which is required when a new club is not opened in the service system, and inputs information such as the name of the club, the direction of activity, and the name of the participating member. It is desirable to be able to.

And the location information program is composed of a module for receiving the location identified by the communication company using a mobile phone from the communication company and stored in the service system, and an input module that can directly enter its location.

The user authentication step (S30) comprises a registration process (S31), identification information receiving process (S32), identification information search process (S33), and identification information authentication process (S34).

The registration process (S31) allows the user who first accesses the website to use the friend search service provided by the service system to input user information such as personal information and interests such as a user's personal information and a hobby number, and a mobile phone number. Also, by selecting a club to join, the user information entered in this way is stored in the user information database (40).

The identification information receiving process (S32) transmits the user's identification symbol predefined between the user subscribed to the service and the service system 30 to the service system by the operation of the client system 10 of the user, and the transmission. The received user identification information from the service system 30.

The identification information retrieval process (S33) checks whether the user subscribes to the service by searching the user identification information transmitted from the user information database 40, which can exchange data with the service system 30.

The identification information authentication process (S34) grants the authenticated user the right to use the service based on the search result of the database 40, and provides changed information such as whether or not to receive new news of the club to which the user subscribed. do.

The user authentication step (S30) is equally applicable not only when the user accesses the service system 30 using a mobile phone but also when the user accesses the service system using a computer.

The positioning step (S40) is the location of the service provider (S41), the location of the service provider (S42), the location of the service system (S43), the detailed location input process (S44), and the detailed location of the service system It consists of a receiving process (S45).

The location detecting process of the telecommunication company (S41) detects the location of the user by using a mobile phone using a base station or by adding a location tracking function to the terminal.

In this case, if a telecommunication company uses a GPS (Global Position System) using satellites, the current location of the user may be known in more detail.

The location transmission process (S42) of the communication company transmits the location information of the user identified in the location determination process (S41) of the communication company to the service system 30 by using the repeater of the communication company.

In the location receiving process S43 of the service system 30, the service system 30 receives the transmitted location information of the user and stores the location information in the location information database.

In the detailed location input process (S44), since the location of the communication company is not detailed, the user may directly input his / her location, and the user may also use the service using a computer instead of a mobile phone. Enter your own detailed location.

Further, the detailed location receiving process (S45) of the service system also receives the detailed location information of the user directly input by the service system 30 and stores it in the location information database.

The waiting step (S50) is a state in which when the location information of the same club member among the users who use the service is released, the location information can be directly received.

At this time, if the user who applied for the waiting does not want to disclose his location, the service connection is terminated and waits for the location information to be disclosed.

The position disclosure step (S60) consists of a waiting confirmation process (S61), a public decision process (S62) and a member setting process (S63).

The waiting confirmation process (S61) confirms the number of club members in the waiting state before the authenticated user selects the location disclosure.

The disclosure decision process (S62) determines whether a user who has access to the service system publishes his or her location, and selects the disclosure if the disclosure is to be made public.

In addition, the member setting process (S63) may set a club or a specific member that wants their location information to be disclosed when selecting the public, or may set the type of client system that can check their location information. .

That is, it can be set to make it possible to check only when connected with a mobile phone, to make it possible to check only when connected with a computer, or to make it possible to check on all client system connections.

After the location disclosure, the location disclosure does not require a separate procedure and enters the standby state, and becomes a location disclosure waiter that can receive the location information disclosed by other club members.

The location information transmission step (S70) transmits the location information of the location publisher, detailed information such as the current location and the location publisher's message from the service system 30 to the waiting client system through the communication network.

In addition, when searching for a specific person, a user using the service may search by inputting the specific person's name or mobile phone number.

If a specific person's name or mobile phone number is input, the inputted information is searched through the service system 30 to search the location information database to find out whether the specific person has disclosed a location.

When the specific person has disclosed the location, the location information and the message retrieved from the location information database are transmitted to the client system of the user who requested the search.

In the location information receiving step 80, the location information of a friend or a club member transmitted from the service system reaches a user's mobile phone or computer in the form of a text or voice message or an image or a video through a communication network. Check the transmitted location information.

Upon receiving the transmitted location information, the waiter and the location disclosure waiter move to a place informed by the location disclosure, and meet their friends.

In the terminating step (S90), when the user who has applied for waiting to release the waiting state accesses the service system, selects and ends the waiting, and the user who has disclosed the location has made a predetermined purpose to disclose the location. In the case of terminating the terminal, the terminal accesses the service system, deletes existing location information, and terminates the standby state.

Next, a system for implementing a method of finding friends using the location disclosure function according to the present invention will be described.

The system consists of the client system 10 of the location publisher, the communication network 20, the service system 30, the database 40, and the client system 50 of the waiter.

The location discloser 10 is a user who publishes his or her location, and is configured as a mobile phone 10 having a web browser embedded therein or a computer capable of accessing the Internet.

The communication network 20 is a communication network to which the client system 10 of the location publisher connects to form an internet connection. The communication network 20 uses a communication network in which the client system 10 and the service system 30 can simultaneously establish a connection.

When there is a waiter, the service system 30 may transmit the location information of the location publisher in the location information database to the client system 50 of the waiter, and may also exchange data with the user information database 40. Configure the system program.

The database 40 is configured to record data in a predetermined storage medium of the service system 30 and to exchange data with the service system 30 while providing stored information according to the execution of the service system 30. do.

The waiter 50 is a user who applied for waiting by accessing the service system 30 and constitutes a mobile phone or a computer capable of receiving public location information.

Next will be described the process of the friend finding method using the location function of the mobile phone according to the present invention configured as described above.

The service provider who wants to provide a friend search service using the wired / wireless communication first stores user information such as personal information including a user's mobile phone number and club information such as the name of the established club and activity contents in the database 40. do.

The service system 30 requests user authentication for the client system 10 accessing the website, and the user inputs a prescribed user identification code with the service system 30 in advance for the user authentication request. It transmits to the service system 30.

The service system 30 receiving the user identification code searches the user information database 40 to determine whether the user is a member.

The location of the user who has been authenticated by the user, when the user accesses the service system 30 using the mobile phone 10, transmits the location information of the user grasped by the communication company to the service system 30, and grasps the user. When the user accesses the service system 30 using a computer, the user inputs his or her detailed location and transmits it to the service system 30 to determine the user's location.

At this time, the user connected to the service system 30 using the mobile phone 10 can also directly input their own detailed position.

The transmitted user's location information is temporarily stored in the service system 30, and the user checks the waiting number of the club members, and decides whether to wait or disclose the location.

When the user selects the standby, the user is in a standby state, and then when the members of the club announce the location, the service system 30 transmits the location information to the client system such as the mobile phone or computer of the standby.

In addition, when the user selects the location disclosure, the transmitted location information is stored and disclosed in the location information database. At this time, the user may select a club or a specific person who wants to disclose his location information.

In addition, the user may set the client system of the visitor who wants to inform the user of his location information, so that his location information may be disclosed only to the members accessing the mobile phone, or may be disclosed only to the members accessing the computer. For example, you can choose to be open to members who connect to any client system.

The user becomes a position disclosure waiter that is in a standby state without a separate procedure after the position disclosure, and when other members of the club publish the position, the service system 30 sends the position information such as a mobile phone or a computer of the position disclosure waiter. Send to client system.

In addition, when a user inputs a name of a specific club or a name or phone number of a specific person, the service system 30 searches the location information database to search whether the location of the club or the specific person requesting the search is disclosed. .

When the location of the specific person is disclosed, the service system transmits the published location information to the client system of the user.

In addition, the location information may appear in the form of a text message, a voice message or an image or a video on the user's mobile phone, so that the user may check the location information received from the service system.

When the waiter or the location disclosure waiter wants to terminate the waiting state and accesses the service system to terminate the waiting state, the location information disclosed after the termination is not transmitted to the client system.

In addition, when the user achieves a predetermined purpose of releasing a location, when the user connects to the service system and ends the location disclosure, the location information is no longer disclosed.

Next, an embodiment according to the present invention configured as described above will be described in detail.

However, the claims of the present invention are not limited to the embodiments disclosed below, but the embodiments are provided only to make the disclosure of the present invention complete and to fully inform the person skilled in the art the scope of the invention. Will be.

In the present embodiment, the first user accesses a service provider that provides a friend search service using a mobile phone.

The first user requests the service system 30 to authenticate the website and inputs a user identifier.

The service system 30 searches the data of the user information database 40 to determine whether a first user subscribes to the service, and transmits the result to the first user.

The location of the first user who is authenticated by the user in the service system 30 is determined by the communication company using the mobile phone 10 of the first user.

The location of the first user identified by the communication company is transmitted to the service system 30 through the communication company's repeater, and the transmitted location information of the first user is temporarily stored in the service system 30.

The first user selects standby, terminates the connection with the service system 30 and is in standby.

A second user, who is a member of the same group as the first user, also accesses the service system using the mobile phone 10 and receives user authentication in the same manner as the first user.

The second user checks the number of pending club members and selects the location disclosure.

In this case, the second user becomes a position disclosure waiter that is in a standby state without a separate procedure after the position disclosure.

The second user selects a location disclosure and selects a name of a club in which his location information is to be disclosed, and the location information can be searched only by members connected to a mobile phone.

The location information of the published second user is stored in a location information database, and the service system transmits the location information of the second user to mobile phones of other members who are standbys or location disclosure waiters, including the first user in a standby state. Send it in the form of a text or voice message or an image or video.

As described above, according to the present invention, when accessing the friend search service using a mobile phone, it is possible to easily identify the location of club members or friends.

Another effect of the present invention, there is an effect that can easily meet at a desired place, when the friends who have the same hobby.

Another effect of the present invention is that when one of the club members finds a good place to visit, the location of the place may be disclosed to the service system to inform other club members.

Claims (3)

A database construction step of constructing user information using a friend search service, club information for recording club names, activity contents, and the like, and location information for recording locations of users who have applied for location disclosure; A website building step of building a website linked to the database; A user authentication step of registering user information for the first user accessing the website, and searching and authenticating a user information database connected to the service system for the registered user; A location checking step of identifying a location of the authenticated user and storing the location in a location information database; A waiting step of waiting for the location information of the club member to be released so that the authenticated user can immediately receive the location information to be disclosed; A location disclosure step of transmitting, to the location-identified user, the club information to which the user subscribes and the waiting number of the club members, and whether or not the location information selected by the user is disclosed by the service system; A location information transmission step of storing the disclosed location information in a location information database of a service system and transmitting the location information to a client system of a pending club member; And A location information receiving step of the waiter receiving the transmitted location information from his client system; Finding friends using wired or wireless communication, characterized in that it comprises a. The method of claim 1, In the location disclosure step, only the location disclosure waiter who connects with a mobile phone and makes a waiting request and connects with a mobile phone and makes a waiting request after the location is disclosed, sets the client system so that the location information disclosed by the location public can be confirmed. Finding friends using wired and wireless communication characterized by. The method of claim 1, Finding a friend using the wired, wireless communication, characterized in that the user becomes a position disclosure waiter at the same time as the position disclosure.