KR100541992B1 - Method and system for providing position detection informations using a member's identification and a mobile node - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a subscriber identifier, such as a membership card, and a system and method for providing location information using a portable terminal. The system for providing location information according to the present invention receives event information from a subscriber identifier reader, retrieves subscriber information in the event information from the subscriber information database (DB) by a processor executing a program stored in a memory, Extracts portable terminal information corresponding to subscriber information, requests mobile terminal location information from a mobile switching system or a location measurement system based on the portable terminal information, and provides a mobile terminal with a mobile terminal from a mobile switching system or a location measurement system (GPS). 1 receives location information, extracts second location information for the subscriber identifier reader from the subscriber identifier reader information DB, compares the first location information and the second location information, determines whether the second location information is the designated area, and To inform the manager by processing the judgment result in a predetermined manner. It is characterized by.

Location-based services, location tracking services, mobile, terminal, membership, card, notification

Description

System and method for providing location information using subscriber identifier and mobile terminal {Method and system for providing position detection informations using a member's identification and a mobile node}             

1 is a schematic network diagram for a conventional terrestrial location tracking service.

Figure 2a is a view for explaining an example of the location tracking principle of a conventional terrestrial location tracking service.

2b schematically illustrates an example of a location tracking principle of a conventional terrestrial location tracking service;

3 is a diagram schematically illustrating a network configuration to which a location information service according to an embodiment of the present invention is applicable.

4 is a block diagram of an apparatus for providing location information service according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

5 is a signal flow diagram illustrating a location information service providing method according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

6 is a signal flow diagram illustrating an attendance and return confirmation notification service procedure using the location information service according to an embodiment of the present invention.

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301: Subscriber Identifier Reader

302 zone

303: mobile terminal

305 transmission network

306: mobile terminal location information providing server

307: Mobile Exchange System

308 position measuring system (GPS)

310: notification message transmission server

311: Short Message Service Center (SMSC)

400: location information service providing device

The present invention relates to a system and method for providing a location information service using a subscriber identifier such as a membership card and a portable terminal.

Recently, thanks to developments in the fields of electricity, electronics, communication, and semiconductors, various portable terminals capable of freely using communication and the Internet regardless of place while on the move are widely used. In addition, various communication supplementary services using mobile terminals have been developed and used in an environment in which mobile terminals are widely used. In particular, interest in location-based services (LBS) or terrestrial location tracking services among telecommunication supplementary services is increasing, and they are becoming one of new radio communication services.

Location-based services are defined as services that measure the real-time location of a person or thing using location detection technology (LDT) and add an application using the measured location information. Therefore, location-based services can be largely divided into two parts using location information for user acquisition and service provision. For example, location-based services include finding friends, navigating driving directions, finding lost children, and finding nearby gas stations. In general, in order to perform such a service, application service contents, wireless communication, voice information transmission, location tracking, etc. must be comprehensively connected, and mutual compatibility and operability must be secured basically. In addition, for the spread of location-based services, location-based technology including location tracking technology, location reference technology, digital map technology, communication technology, etc., location-based information generation including algorithm technology, location information (DB) management technology, and the like. Technology, and standardization of location-based information providing technology including user interface, display technology, voice providing technology, and the like is required.

Terrestrial location tracking service is a method for providing location-based services, and has the ability to supplement existing location-based services provided by GPS or mobile phones and further develop new additional services. The terrestrial location tracking service will be described below.

1 is a schematic network diagram for a conventional terrestrial location tracking service. Conventional terrestrial location tracking service network is a plurality of base stations (103, 105, 107, 109) for transmitting and receiving radio waves between the mobile terminal 101, a dedicated line or a virtual private network (VPN) (111) Central processing unit 113 coupled to the base stations via the service system 117, billing system 119, operating system 121, customer management coupled via the central processing unit 113 and the transmission network 115 System 123. The service system 117 is coupled with the mobile terminal 131, the PDA phone 133, the notebook 135, and the desktop 137 via a public network or the Internet 129. The operating system 121 and the customer management system 123 are combined with the administration center 125 and the customer center 127, respectively.

A terminal tracking process for a conventional terrestrial location tracking service is as follows. According to a preset schedule, or if a call command that occurs frequently occurs, the central processing unit 113 arranges the corresponding terminal 101 through the downlink frequency, and the terminal 101 receiving the signal receives the uplink frequency. It will send a signal. At this time, the uplink frequency transmitted from the terminal arrives at a time difference according to the distance of three or more base stations synchronized in advance. This is done by triangulation based on the property that radio waves have a constant speed of light. In this way, the position of the terminal 101 is ultimately determined. In view of the commercial service, such a measuring method can theoretically have an accuracy of up to 30 cm, but the position can be measured within 10 m to 20 m. In terms of network construction costs, it is estimated that 350 base stations will be needed to cover the nation's national soil, and a facility investment of 25 billion won is required.

2A is a diagram for explaining an example of a location tracking principle for a conventional terrestrial location tracking service. 2B is a view schematically showing an example of a location tracking principle for a conventional terrestrial location tracking service.

Referring to FIG. 2A, a conventional terminal location tracking method requires time information on signal transmission and reception between at least three base stations and terminals. Specifically, the base station B1 calculates a total time delay based on a time T1 when a signal is transmitted to a terminal and a time T1 'when a signal is received from the terminal, and measures the position of the terminal using the delay. The base station B2 and base station B3 also calculate the total time delay by the time T2 and T3 when the signal is transmitted to the terminal and the time T2 'and T3' when the signal is received from the terminal, respectively, and measure the position of the terminal. The distance 1 between the base station B1 and the terminal is calculated by Equation 1 below. Similarly to the case of 'distance 1', 'distance 2' and 'distance 3', which are distances between the base station B2 and the base station B3 and the terminal, are calculated by Equation 1 below.

((T1'-T1) / 2) * (speed of light) = distance1

As shown in FIG. 2B, the server receiving the information on the distance from the base station from each base station tracks the location of the terminal through three circle centered around each base station and the intersection of the three circles based on the distance information. do.

On the other hand, the method for tracking the location of the mobile terminal, in addition to the method described above, each base station to the server as the server, as shown in Korean Patent Publication No. 58522 (published on July 7, 2003) It is also possible to provide the position information obtained by the terminal after calculating the distance information by the terminal without transmitting the information to the base station. In this way, if the conventional location-based service or the terrestrial location tracking service can be used, the current location of the subscriber having the mobile terminal can be grasped, and thus it can be appropriately used for child protection, respect for elderly parents, and salesperson management.

However, the conventional location-based service or the terrestrial location tracking service incurs a huge load on the mobile communication network because the location of each person needs to be frequently identified for each mobile terminal. In addition, when locating a location using a mobile terminal of a subscriber, a zone is required because a specific area needs to be registered as a zone and whether or not the mobile terminal has been entered into the zone.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a service system and method for providing location information by identifying a location of a portable terminal by generating an event of a subscriber without registering a zone for locating the portable terminal.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a system and method for providing location information that can provide location-based services without substantially affecting the load of the mobile communication network.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a location information providing system and method for tracking the location of the mobile terminal of the subscriber in accordance with the occurrence of the event by the subscriber identification information to notify the third party of the event location and the location information of the mobile terminal. It is.

In order to achieve the above object, according to an aspect of the present invention, a mobile terminal location information providing server for tracking and managing the location of at least one mobile terminal through a satellite or terrestrial positioning method, at least one subscriber identifier reader and notification A location information service providing system coupled with a message transfer server to provide location information for the subscriber, the location information service providing system comprising: a memory in which a program is stored; and a processor coupled to the memory to perform the program; Program, receives event information from the subscriber identifier reader, retrieves subscriber information in the event information from the subscriber information database DB, and retrieves portable terminal information corresponding to the subscriber information from the subscriber information DB. Extract the mobile terminal information Requesting location information of the mobile terminal from a mobile switching system or a location measurement system, receiving first location information for the mobile terminal from the mobile switching system or the location measurement system (GPS), and receiving the subscriber identifier reader information. Extracts second location information on the subscriber identifier reader from the DB, compares the first location information and the second location information, determines whether the second location information is a designated area, and determines the determination result in a predetermined manner; It is possible to provide a system for providing a location information service using a subscriber identifier and a portable terminal, characterized in that the processing to notify the administrator.

According to another aspect of the invention, the event information receiving unit for receiving the event information by the subscriber identifier from the subscriber identifier reader for recognizing the subscriber identifier; A subscriber information processing unit searching for subscriber information corresponding to the event information in a subscriber information DB and determining whether the subscriber is a service subscriber; A portable terminal information extracting unit for extracting portable terminal information corresponding to the subscriber information from a portable terminal information DB; A mobile terminal location information processing unit for obtaining first location information about the mobile terminal from a mobile switching system or a location measurement system (GPS) based on the mobile terminal information; A second location information extraction unit for extracting second location information for the subscriber identifier reader from the subscriber identifier reader information DB based on the unique identifier of the subscriber identifier reader in the event information; A location information comparison unit comparing the first location information and the second location information; A designated area information extracting unit which extracts designated area information corresponding to the subscriber information from a designated area information DB; A designated area comparison unit comparing the first location information or the second location information with the designated area information; And a notification message processing unit for processing the location information comparison result or the designated area comparison result in a predetermined manner to notify an administrator and providing the location information service providing apparatus using the portable terminal.

According to another aspect of the present invention, a mobile terminal location information providing server for tracking and managing the location of at least one mobile terminal through a satellite or terrestrial location measurement method, at least one subscriber identifier reader and location information combined with the notification message transmission server A method of providing location information for the subscriber in a service providing device, the method comprising: receiving event information from the subscriber identifier reader, retrieving subscriber information corresponding to the event information in a subscriber information database (DB); Extracting portable terminal information corresponding to the subscriber information from a subscriber information database; requesting location information of the portable terminal from a mobile switching system or a location measurement system based on the portable terminal information; With measuring system (GPS) Receiving first location information on the portable terminal; extracting second location information on the subscriber identifier reader from the subscriber identifier reader information DB; comparing the first location information and the second location information; A method of providing a subscriber identifier and location information service using a portable terminal, comprising: determining whether the second location information is a designated area, and notifying a manager by processing the determination result in a predetermined manner. Can be.

In a preferred embodiment, the location information service providing method further comprises the step of determining whether the subscriber is a service subscriber through the subscriber information.

The location information service providing method may further include determining whether the first location information is out of the designated area.

The subscriber identifier may include at least one of a member card, a fingerprint, and a barcode.

The notification message transmission server may include at least one of a short message transmission center (SMSC), an automatic answering system (ARS), a web server, and a mail server.

Next, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

3 is a diagram schematically illustrating a network configuration to which a location information service according to an embodiment of the present invention is applicable.

Referring to FIG. 3, the network configuration for the location information service according to the present invention basically includes a subscriber identifier reader 301, a mobile terminal 303 of a subscriber, a mobile terminal location information providing server 306, a notification message transmission server ( 310 and the location information service providing apparatus 400. The subscriber identifier reader 301 is installed in a designated area 302 such as a building designated by the subscriber. Subscriber identifier reader 301 typically includes a membership card reader. The subscriber identifier information recognized by the subscriber identifier reader 301 is transmitted to the location information service providing apparatus 400 through the transmission network 305.

Meanwhile, the subscriber identifier reader 301 may include biometric means having a biometric function such as a fingerprint recognition function. In this case, the subscriber identifier reader 301 further includes means for extracting feature data from image information by biometrics. On the other hand, the subscriber identifier reader 301 includes a barcode reader that recognizes barcodes in one or two dimensions. Such a barcode reader includes a barcode reader that recognizes a barcode displayed on a screen of a portable terminal as well as a barcode printed on a membership card. On the other hand, the subscriber identifier reader 301 includes a color code reader for recognizing a color code in which a plurality of colors having a predetermined size are collected. This case also includes a color code reader that recognizes not only the color code printed on the membership card but also the color code displayed on the screen of the mobile terminal, similarly to the case described above.

Designated area 302 generally refers to a building or area selected by the subscriber. At least one subscriber identifier reader 301 is installed in the designated area 302. As described above, according to the present invention, by the occurrence of the event of the subscriber identifier input to the subscriber identifier reader 301 installed in the designated region 302, any subscriber enters into the specific designated region 302 or is out of the specific designated region 302. It is made to perform a service that tracks whether or not it has occurred.

The subscriber's portable terminal 303 is used to track the subscriber's location through methods such as satellite location tracking and terrestrial location tracking. The location tracking of the subscriber's portable terminal 303 is performed by the portable terminal location information providing server 306.

The mobile terminal location information providing server 306 is for providing the location information of the mobile terminal 303 to the location information service providing apparatus 400 and is portable such as a mobile switching system 307 or a location measurement system (GPS) 308. It includes a system that directly tracks the location information of the terminal or manages the location information of the portable terminal. For example, the mobile switching system 307 uses a terrestrial position tracking method such as an Angle of Arrival (AOA) method, a Time of Arrival (TOA) method, and a Time Difference of Arrival (TDOA) method. Measure the position of. The position measuring system 308 refers to a method of mounting and processing a chip (module) in a terminal and generally refers to a position measuring method using a satellite. The location measurement information of the mobile terminal 303 is transmitted from the mobile terminal location information providing server 306 to the location information service providing apparatus 400 through a transmission network 305 including a wired / wireless internet or a dedicated line. Of course, the location information of the mobile terminal may be directly transmitted from the mobile terminal 303 to the location information service providing apparatus through a communication network according to the function of the mobile terminal 303.

The notification message transmission server 310 includes a server system that receives a message transmission request from the location information service providing apparatus 400 and notifies a message to a communication terminal determined according to the message transmission request. For example, the notification message transmission server 310 may include a short message service center (SMSC) 311 for transmitting a short message, an automatic answering system (ARS) 312 for providing an answering service to an accessor connected through a callback number, And a web / mail server 313 for sending Internet web pages or emails. The notification message transmission server processes the subscriber location information obtained by the subscriber identifier reader and the location information of the mobile terminal of the subscriber obtained from the mobile terminal location information providing server in a predetermined manner and delivers them to a predetermined communication terminal of the manager. Information processed in a predetermined manner may include, for example, "subscriber has arrived at the company" or "subscriber has left the company." In addition, the predetermined communication terminal mentioned above includes not only the mobile terminal of the subscriber, but also communication terminals such as the parent or workplace boss of the subscriber. Communication terminals include wired telephones, wireless telephones, and Internet terminals. When the communication terminal is an Internet terminal, the above-mentioned notification message transmission method may further include an email transmission method. The notification message transmission server 310 may be included in the location information service providing apparatus 400. Through the above configuration, the location of the mobile terminal possessed by the subscriber according to the occurrence of the event of the subscriber identifier within the specific designated area can be checked whether the subscriber is out of the designated area, and the administrator can be notified of the result. At this time, in the present invention, since the location of the subscriber's portable terminal is tracked according to the occurrence of the event by the subscriber identifier, the load of the mobile communication network is not substantially increased.

4 is a block diagram of an apparatus for providing location information service according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 4, the location information service providing apparatus 400 may include a processor 403, a memory 405, a communication interface 407, an event information receiver 409, a subscriber information processor 411, and a portable terminal information extractor. 413, the mobile terminal location information processing unit 415, the second location information extraction unit 417, the location information comparison unit 419, the designated area information extraction unit 421, the designated area comparison unit 423, and the notification message. A processing unit 425 and a database management system 431. The database management system 431 manages the subscriber information database 433, the portable terminal information database 435, the designated area information database 437, and the subscriber identifier reader information database 439.

The event information receiver 409 receives the event information generated by the subscriber identifier from the subscriber identifier reader 301 through the communication interface 407. The event information includes subscriber related information and information on the subscriber identifier reader 301.

The subscriber information processor 411 extracts the subscriber information from the subscriber information DB 433 based on the event information obtained from the event information receiver 409 or subscriber related information included in the event information. In addition, the subscriber information processing unit 411 may determine whether the subscriber that generated the event is a service subscriber from the extracted subscriber information. In addition, the subscriber information processing unit 411 may obtain information on whether the subscriber subscribes to the service from the home location register (HLR) in the mobile switching system or the subscriber database (DB) in the customer management system.

The portable terminal information extracting unit 413 extracts information on the portable terminal of the subscriber from the subscriber information obtained from the subscriber information processing unit 411. Then, it transfers it to the portable terminal position information processing unit 415.

The portable terminal position information processing unit 415 obtains information on the portable terminal of the subscriber from the portable terminal information extracting unit 413. The current location of the portable terminal is tracked based on the information on the portable terminal of the subscriber. To this end, the portable terminal location information processing unit 415 may include a portable terminal location information requesting unit, a portable terminal location information receiving unit, and a map information mapping unit. The mobile terminal location information requesting unit requests the location measurement system (GPS) 308 or the mobile switching system 307 to track the location of the subscriber's mobile terminal through the communication interface 407. The mobile terminal location information receiver receives the location information of the subscriber's mobile terminal from the location measurement system 308 or the mobile switching system 307 through the communication interface 407. The map information mapping unit maps the location information of the subscriber's portable terminal to the map information to grasp the current location information (hereinafter referred to as 'first location information') of the subscriber's portable terminal. The first location information is transferred to the location information comparison unit 419 and the designated area comparison unit 423.

The second location information extracting unit 417 refers to a part of extracting information on the subscriber identifier reader from the subscriber identifier reader information DB 439. The second location information extracting unit 417 extracts location information (hereinafter referred to as 'second location information') for the subscriber identifier reader stored in the subscriber identifier reader information DB 439. The extracted second location information is transferred to the location information comparison unit 419 and the designated area comparison unit 423.

The position information comparison unit 419 compares the first position information obtained from the portable terminal position information processing unit 415 with the second position information obtained from the second position information extraction unit 417. The comparison between the first position information and the second position information determines whether the two values are close to each other within an error value or a predetermined distance. In addition, it is determined whether the information is separated from each other by a predetermined distance. Thereby, the positional relationship of the subscriber who carries a portable terminal and the subscriber which carries a subscriber identifier is grasped | ascertained.

The designated area information extracting unit 421 extracts information about the designated area designated by the subscriber or the manager from the designated area information DB 437 through the database management system 431. Then, the information about the designated area is transmitted to the designated area comparison unit 423.

The designated area comparison unit 423 designates the second location information obtained from the mobile terminal location information processing unit 415 or the second location information obtained from the second location information extraction unit 417 and the designated area information extraction unit 421. Compare local information. By doing so, the correlation between the location of the subscriber possessed by the mobile terminal and the location of the subscriber possessing the subscriber identifier and the designated area designated by the subscriber is obtained. For example, if event information by the subscriber identifier is generated when the location of the portable terminal is out of a designated area, it may be determined that the subscriber is lost or stolen.

The notification message processing unit 425 refers to a part for processing the information identified by the designated area processing unit 423 in a predetermined manner to notify the subscriber or the manager. Here, the predetermined method includes, for example, processing the information identified as shown in Table 1 below and notifying the subscriber or the manager. The notification message may be appropriately selected by the subscriber or the administrator at the time of registering the service or input any text.

Geolocation comparison Within the designated area Message content example One  Subscriber Identifier Reader Location Yes  The subscriber has arrived in the designated area  Mobile terminal location Yes 2  Subscriber Identifier Reader Location Yes  Lost / Stolen check on your mobile device  Mobile terminal location no 3  Subscriber Identifier Reader Location no  Lost / Stolen check on your mobile device  Mobile terminal location Yes 4  Subscriber Identifier Reader Location no  Subscriber is out of designated area  Mobile terminal location no

5 is a signal flow diagram illustrating a method for providing location information service according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 5, when a subscriber enters a region in which a subscriber identifier reader is installed or exits the region, the subscriber identifier such as a member card, fingerprint, or barcode possessed by the subscriber is recognized by the subscriber identifier reader. The leader generates an event by subscriber identifier (step 501). The subscriber identifier reader transmits the generated event information to the location information service providing apparatus (step 503). In this case, the event information includes subscriber related information and information about a subscriber identifier reader.

The apparatus for providing location information service searches for subscriber information corresponding to the received event information in the subscriber information DB (step 505). If the subscriber information is found, the location information service providing apparatus extracts the mobile terminal information of the subscriber included in the subscriber information (step 507). On the other hand, the location information service providing apparatus may determine whether the subscriber that generated the current event is a service subscriber from the subscriber information corresponding to the event information.

Thereafter, the location information service providing apparatus requests location information on the mobile terminal of the subscriber from the mobile terminal location information providing server (step 509). The mobile terminal location information providing server tracks and locates the subscriber's mobile terminal using various existing location tracking methods (step 511). The determined location information of the mobile terminal is transmitted to the location information service providing apparatus (step 513).

Meanwhile, the apparatus for providing location information service extracts event occurrence location information, that is, location information of the subscriber identifier reader, from the database based on the information on the subscriber identifier reader included in the event information. The location of the subscriber identifier reader is compared with the location of the mobile terminal (step 515).

In addition, the location information service providing apparatus extracts information on the designated region designated by the subscriber from the corresponding database from the subscriber information extracted from the corresponding database corresponding to the event information. Then, it is determined whether the location of the portable terminal is out of the designated area in which the subscriber identifier reader is installed or entered into the designated area (step 517).

Thereafter, the location information service providing apparatus aggregates the information on the location where the event occurs, that is, the location of the subscriber identifier reader, the location of the mobile terminal, and the designated area, and accordingly the notification message according to the predetermined notification message content. To pass. In this case, the notification message transmission may be made so that the location information service providing apparatus first requests the notification message transmission server to transmit the notification message (step 519), and the notification message transmission server delivers the notification message to the subscriber or the administrator ( Step 521). On the other hand, the notification message transmission may be performed through notification message transmission means installed in the location information service providing apparatus. In this case, the notification message transmission means installed in the location information service providing apparatus may include a function of automatically calling the corresponding subscriber or the administrator and transmitting a predetermined voice message and announcement in response to the called party.

6 is a signal flow diagram illustrating an attendance and return confirmation notification service procedure using a location information service according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 6, the attendance and absence confirmation service according to the present invention first recognizes a subscriber identifier such as a student ID, a membership card, or a barcode on a card reader as a subscriber identifier reader installed in the school while the student enters or exits the school. (Step 601). The card reader sends the recognized subscriber identifier number, for example the card number, to the subscriber server (step 603). The subscriber server may be installed in a school or on a dedicated or public network or the Internet. In addition, as shown in Table 2 below, the subscriber server stores a database of card numbers, subscriber portable terminal numbers, administrator portable terminal numbers, etc. registered by the student as the subscriber or the parent as the subscriber when the service is subscribed.

card number Subscriber cell phone number Manager mobile number KTF123456 016-123-1234 016-321-1234 KTF111234 016-321-4321 016-123-4321 AD3001004 018-111-1234 018-222-1234

Thereafter, the subscriber server transmits the location comparison information to the location information service providing apparatus through a leased line, a wireless channel, an internet network, etc. according to occurrence of an event by student ID, membership card or barcode recognition (step 605). Location comparison information includes the school's address, subscriber's mobile number, and administrator's mobile number.

The location information service providing apparatus compares the location value of the school with the location value of the mobile phone of the subscriber based on the received location comparison information, and determines whether the comparison value is within an arbitrary range or an arbitrary range close to a designated area range. (Step 607). For example, if the comparison value is within an arbitrary range, it is determined that the student has arrived at the school. If the comparison value is within an arbitrary range close to the designated area range, it is determined that the comparison is completed after returning to school. The parents are notified of the result of the decision. The notification message may be set to notify only upon departure from the designated area.

As a notification method, parents can be notified through a short message service (SMS), an e-mail, or an automatic answering service (ARS) by using the Internet, a dedicated line, or a wireless data network. Through the above process, the parent as the administrator can check the student's dismissal status by using the information notified according to the occurrence of the event recognized by the card reader while the student leaves the school.

As described above, the existing so-called attendance / absence determination service simply transmits whether attendance / absence is via SMS, but the service according to the present invention has a large number of locations such as the location of the mobile device of the subscriber and the school, academy, meeting place, etc. By comparing the location with the gathering space, parents or managers can be notified immediately of whether they are present or absent, and whether they are entering or leaving the room. This allows you to determine whether your child or member is more accurate.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and many variations are possible by those skilled in the art within the spirit of the present invention.

According to the present invention, the location of the portable terminal can be identified by the occurrence of an event of a subscriber and the location information can be provided without registering a zone for locating the portable terminal.                     

According to the present invention, the location information service can be provided without substantially affecting the load of the mobile communication network.

According to the present invention, the location of the mobile terminal of the subscriber can be tracked according to the occurrence of the event by the subscriber identification information, and the third party can be notified of the location of the event and the location of the mobile terminal of the subscriber.

According to the present invention, it is possible to increase sales through activation of location-based services or location measurement services in service providers. In addition, it can be used as another value-added service by using the location comparison function of the place where the event occurred and the portable terminal.

According to the present invention, it is possible to more accurately determine whether a subscriber is absent or absent or enter / exit for a specific area in the location service subscriber.

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A location for providing location information for the subscriber in combination with a mobile terminal location information providing server for tracking and managing the location of at least one mobile terminal through a satellite or terrestrial location measurement method, at least one subscriber identifier reader, and a notification message transmission server. In the information service providing system, A memory in which a program is stored; A processor coupled to the memory to perform the program; The processor by the program, Receive event information by the subscriber identifier from the subscriber identifier reader, wherein the subscriber identifier comprises at least one of a membership card, a fingerprint, a barcode, and a color code, and subscribes the subscriber information in the event information to the subscriber. Search in an information database (DB), extract portable terminal information corresponding to the subscriber information from the subscriber information DB, and request location information of the portable terminal from a mobile switching system or a location measurement system based on the portable terminal information; Receiving first location information about the mobile terminal from the mobile switching system or the location measurement system (GPS), extracting second location information about the subscriber identifier reader from the subscriber identifier reader information DB, Compare the first location information and the second location information, and the second location information. And determining whether the area is a fixed area, and processing the determination result in a predetermined manner to notify the administrator of the location information service providing system using the subscriber identifier and the portable terminal. An event information receiver configured to receive event information based on the subscriber identifier from a subscriber identifier reader recognizing a subscriber identifier including at least one of a member card, a fingerprint, a barcode, and a color code; A subscriber information processing unit searching for subscriber information corresponding to the event information in a subscriber information DB and determining whether the subscriber is a service subscriber; A portable terminal information extracting unit for extracting portable terminal information corresponding to the subscriber information from a portable terminal information DB; A mobile terminal location information processing unit for obtaining first location information about the mobile terminal from a mobile switching system or a location measurement system (GPS) based on the mobile terminal information; A second location information extraction unit for extracting second location information for the subscriber identifier reader from the subscriber identifier reader information DB based on the unique identifier of the subscriber identifier reader in the event information; A location information comparison unit comparing the first location information and the second location information; A designated area information extracting unit which extracts designated area information corresponding to the subscriber information from a designated area information DB; A designated area comparison unit comparing the first location information or the second location information with the designated area information; And And a notification message processing unit for processing the location information comparison result or the designated area comparison result in a predetermined manner to notify an administrator. Location of the subscriber in a location information service providing device coupled with a mobile terminal location information providing server for tracking and managing the location of at least one mobile terminal through a satellite or terrestrial location measurement method, at least one subscriber identifier reader, and a notification message transmission server. In the method of providing information, Receiving event information from the subscriber identifier reader by subscriber identifier, wherein the subscriber identifier comprises at least one of a membership card, a fingerprint, a barcode, and a color code; Retrieving subscriber information corresponding to the event information from a subscriber information database (DB); Extracting portable terminal information corresponding to the subscriber information from the subscriber information DB; Requesting the mobile switching system or the position measuring system for the position information of the portable terminal based on the portable terminal information; Receiving first location information for the mobile terminal from the mobile switching system or the location measurement system (GPS); Extracting second location information on the subscriber identifier reader from the subscriber identifier reader information DB; Comparing the first location information and the second location information; Determining whether the second location information is a designated area; And Processing the determination result in a predetermined manner and notifying an administrator to the subscriber identifier and location information service providing method using a portable terminal. The method of claim 3, And determining whether the subscriber is a service subscriber through the subscriber information. The method of claim 3, And determining whether the first location information is in close proximity to the designated area. delete The method of claim 3, The notification message transmission server includes at least one of a short message transmission center (SMSC), an automatic response system (ARS), a web server, and a mail server.

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