KR100575414B1 - Method of providing a wireless data of mobile terminal using a location based service - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method for providing wireless data of a portable terminal using a location based service (LBS), and in particular, wireless data of a portable terminal is linked to a location-based service to a predetermined user at a predetermined location for a predetermined time. A method of providing data. The method selectively provides wireless data including predetermined information based on location and time to a predetermined user from a plurality of individual subscribers or spot subscribers who have subscribed to a wireless data service, and among the provided information, When the desired information is selected, it is called to the individual subscriber or the spot subscriber who provided the selected information. As a result, it is possible to support various user / provider access routes suitable for the user and the environment, and to provide wireless data that can support the optimal service environment in terms of time, location, and user. .

Handheld Devices, Text Messaging, Location Based Services (LBS)

Description

Method of providing wireless data of portable terminal using location based service {LHS) {METHOD OF PROVIDING A WIRELESS DATA OF MOBILE TERMINAL USING A LOCATION BASED SERVICE}

1 is a flow chart of a wireless data providing method of a portable terminal using a location-based service according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2A illustrates an example in which a plurality of pieces of information are provided from a plurality of individual subscribers or spot subscribers.

2B is a diagram illustrating a case where information of a predetermined spot subscriber is selected from a plurality of pieces of information provided;

2C is a diagram illustrating a case where a user moves to another position.

Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawings

10: echo server 20: user

A ₁ , A ₂ . A _n : individual subscriber B ₁ , B ₂ . B _n : Spot subscriber

A, B, C... Z: Position 100: Wireless data providing system.

The present invention relates to a method for providing wireless data of a portable terminal using a location based service (LBS), and in particular, wireless data of a portable terminal is linked to a predetermined user at a predetermined location for a predetermined time in association with a location based service. A method of providing data.

Recently, portable terminals have been widely used due to the development of information and communication technology. In general, the terminal has a function of sending / receiving a short message service (SMS) as well as a function of a telephone for communication with the other party.

Such text messages (wireless data) are generally used for transmitting / receiving simple contents. In recent years, various credit card information (approval details, payment details, overdue notices, etc.) are also provided in the form of text messages.

As such, although an additional service using a text message is provided, only one-sided information is provided to the user, and it is not substantially provided in consideration of the use environment from the user's point of view. In other words, if a user wants to know the location of a hotel, restaurant, cafe, etc., reservation status, etc. in a region other than the one where he or she resides, the user can satisfy various information needs by the conventional one-way method. none.

Accordingly, in order to solve the above problem, the present invention can support access routes of various user / provider aspects suitable for a user and a user environment by providing wireless data in connection with a LBS. It is an object of the present invention to provide a wireless data providing method capable of supporting an optimal service environment in terms of time based, area based, and user based.

According to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for providing wireless data of a portable terminal using a location based service (LBS). The method selectively provides wireless data including predetermined information based on location and time to a predetermined user from a plurality of individual subscribers or spot subscribers who have subscribed to a wireless data service, and among the provided information, When the desired information is selected, it is called to the individual subscriber or the spot subscriber who provided the selected information.

As a result, the user can selectively obtain desired information while communicating with the information provider, instead of obtaining unilateral information.

In addition, when the user moves to another location, the plurality of individual subscribers or spot subscribers further provide the necessary information at the moved location. Therefore, no matter where the user is located, appropriate information suitable for the user environment can be provided.

Preferably, the user may be an individual subscriber or a spot subscriber. That is, an individual subscriber or a spot subscriber may be an information provider or an information receiver.

Preferably, the spot subscriber may be a hotel, a restaurant, a cafe, a taxi company, a tavern, or the like. In this way, various spot subscribers can satisfy the user's information needs.

Preferably, the transmission cost of the wireless data is charged according to the number of uses in the case of the individual subscriber, the number of use or duration of use in the case of the spot subscriber, and the incoming cost of the wireless data is incurred by the individual subscriber. In some cases, depending on the number of uses or the period of use, the spot subscriber may be charged according to the period of use.

The above and other objects, features and advantages will become more apparent from the description according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention as shown in the accompanying drawings.

Hereinafter, a wireless data providing method of a portable terminal using a location-based service according to an embodiment of the present invention with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described in detail.

1 is a flowchart of a method for providing wireless data in a portable terminal using a location based service according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. 2A is a diagram illustrating an example in which a plurality of pieces of information are provided from a plurality of individual subscribers or spot subscribers, and FIG. 2B is a diagram illustrating a case where a predetermined number of spot subscribers are selected from a plurality of pieces of information provided, and FIG. A diagram illustrating a case in which the user moves to another location.

1 and 2A, when a predetermined user 20 requests a wireless data server (hereinafter referred to as an 'echo server') 10 for desired information at a predetermined location (S10), echo server (100 provides information selectively to the user 20 from the advance number of individual subscribers is joined _{(a 1, a 2 ... a} n) or spot subscriber _{(B 1, B 2 ... B} n) (S20 ).

Preferably, the spot subscriber may be a hotel, a restaurant, a cafe, a taxi company, a tavern, and the like, and moreover, the user may be a personal subscriber or a spot subscriber.

That is, a plurality of pieces of information in the form of text messages (SMS) from the individual subscribers A ₁ , A ₂ ... A _n or spot subscribers B ₁ , B ₂ ... B _n to the user, for example meetings (personal information, Alumni search, friend search, heterosexual friends, drinking friends, etc.), search (hotel search, restaurant search, taxi search, tavern search, etc.), advertising (pub advertising, cafe advertising, etc.) may be provided.

As will be appreciated by those skilled in the art, information other than the meeting, search, and advertisement may also be provided.

Among these pieces of information, if the user 20 wants hotel information, for example, only information of spot subscribers B ₁ , B ₂ ... B _n providing the hotel information may be selectively provided to the user. It will be understood by those skilled in the art that the spot subscribers B ₁ , B ₂ ... B _n providing the hotel information are possible by way of example.

Such information requested by the user may be sent in the form of SMS for a limited time (eg, 10 minutes, 20 minutes, 30 minutes, etc.) to a predetermined location where the user is located in connection with the location based service (LBS).

Thereafter, the user 20 may activate / deactivate the service according to the subscription type (for example, temporary customer, subscription customer, etc.) among the sent SMSs and select information desired by the user (S30). That is, among the spot subscribers B ₁ , B ₂ ... B _n providing the hotel information, when the spot subscriber (hotel) B _n is selected as shown in FIG. 2B, the spot subscriber B _n is called. You can tell that you have chosen. That is, one sequence is formed between the spot subscriber (here, B _n ) and the user.

Thereafter, if the user 20 does not move to another position (S40), the sequence established between the spot subscriber B _n and the user 20 is released (S50).

However, as shown in FIG. 2C, when the user 20 moves from the original location A to the new location B, the appropriate information required at the location B may be further provided in connection with the location based service (LBS) ( S10 ~ S30).

As such, in conjunction with location-based services, appropriate information may be provided from multiple individual or spot subscribers, regardless of where the user is located.

Preferably, the echo server 10 may implement information security of the caller / recipient by relaying SMS and calls, and may provide customer-oriented differentiated services by charging for each use environment.

For example, the cost of transmitting the wireless data may be charged according to the number of uses in the case of the individual customer, or the number of uses or the period of use in the case of the spot customer.

In addition, the incoming cost may be charged differently depending on the number of use or the period of use in the case of individual customers, and depending on the period of use.

As described above, according to the present invention, by providing wireless data in connection with a location-based service (LBS), it is possible to support access routes of various user / provider aspects suitable for a user and a user environment, and also time-based and regional-based In addition, it is possible to provide wireless data that can support an optimal service environment from a user-based perspective.

While the invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to preferred embodiments, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that other changes may be made in form and detail of the above-described embodiments without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. will be.

Claims (5)

i) the portable terminal is connected to a wireless data server storing information including telephone numbers available for calling with the individual subscriber or the spot subscriber provided by a plurality of individual subscribers or spot subscribers, Requesting information of the individual subscriber or the spot subscriber; ii) identifying a current location of the portable terminal in the wireless data server; iii) retrieving information of the individual subscriber or the spot subscriber related to the current location of the portable terminal from the information stored in the wireless data server and transmitting the information to the portable terminal; iv) when the portable terminal selects any one of the transmitted personal subscriber or spot subscriber information, a location-based method comprising: connecting a call between the personal subscriber or the spot subscriber providing the selected information and the portable terminal; Wireless data providing method of a portable terminal using a service. The method of claim 1, wherein when the user moves to another location, the plurality of individual subscribers or spot subscribers further provide necessary information at the moved location. The method of claim 1 or 2, wherein the user is an individual subscriber or a spot subscriber. The method of claim 1 or 2, wherein the spot subscriber is a hotel, a restaurant, a cafe, a taxi company, a tavern, or the like. The method of claim 1 or 2, wherein the cost of transmitting the wireless data is charged according to the number of use cases in the case of the individual subscriber, and in accordance with the number of use cases or duration of use in the case of the spot subscriber. The cost of receiving the wireless data is charged according to the number of use or the period of use in the case of the individual subscriber, and according to the period of use in the case of the spot subscriber.

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