KR100657484B1 - Mobile communication terminal enable to transmit positioning information and its operating method - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a mobile communication terminal having a location information transmission function through a multi-transmission medium and a method of operating the same, comprising: a location information receiver (GPS) for receiving satellite signals and collecting location information, and voice over a mobile communication network. A communication module for transmitting and receiving data through a call and the Internet, and a microcomputer to convert the location information received through the location information receiver (GPS) into a text-based extensible language to transmit location information through various transmission media. It is configured to include, and by converting the location information to XML format by transmitting through IP (IP), email (email) in addition to short messages, location information can be transmitted to the mobile communication network or the Internet through a variety of transmission media In case of situation, location information can be delivered quickly. In addition to mobile communication terminals, computers, PDAs, horn network home appliances, etc. There is an effect that can be identified by the variety and convenience of the user's location information to deliver significantly improved.

Mobile terminal, XML, location information, protocol

Description

Mobile communication terminal with position information transfer function through multiple transmission media and its operation method {Mobile communication terminal enable to transmit positioning information and its operating method}             

1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a mobile communication terminal equipped with a location information transfer function through multiple transmission media according to the present invention;

2 is a diagram schematically illustrating a multiple transmission medium on which location information of a mobile communication terminal is transmitted according to the present invention;

3 is a flowchart illustrating a method of transmitting location information through multiple transmission media of a mobile communication terminal according to the present invention.

<Explanation of symbols on main parts of the drawings>

10: micom 11: location information processing unit

12: location information conversion unit 13: protocol conversion unit

20: Location information receiver (GPS) 30: Communication module

40: memory 41: location information data portion

42: XML conversion data section 50: keypad

60: display unit

The present invention relates to a mobile communication terminal equipped with a location information transmission function through a multi-transmission medium and a method of operating the same. In particular, the location information is converted into a text-based web document form and includes a message (SMS) and an IP address (Internet Protocol). The present invention relates to a mobile communication terminal equipped with a location information transmission function through a multiple transmission medium for transmitting location information of the mobile communication terminal through various transmission media such as IP) and e-mail.

Recently, a variety of terminals and systems have been developed and distributed due to the development of mobile communication technology. As a result, MP3 players or digital cameras have been added as well as voice calls and short messaging services.

In addition, the mobile communication terminal has a built-in Global Positioning System (GPS) function to calculate the current position of the mobile communication terminal by interworking a satellite and a mobile communication network, so that the user can easily check the calculated current position information. It also provides the function to deliver this to other users.

However, the mobile communication terminal according to the related art has a problem in that the location information is transmitted in the form of a short message service (SMS), so that only the short message can be delivered to the mobile communication terminal of another user.

That is, the mobile communication terminal has a problem that it is impossible to transfer the location information to another user's computer or e-mail because the location information transmitted can be delivered only in the form of a message.

In addition, when the mobile communication terminal transmits a message including location information, if the state of the mobile communication network is unstable or the signal transmission is delayed due to increased traffic, the transmission of the text message to another user is delayed or an error occurs. Problems occur.

In particular, when a message is delayed or an error occurs due to the above-mentioned causes in an emergency, another user who receives location information cannot immediately check the message. In case of being separated, there is a problem in that it is not possible to recognize that a message has been received and thus cannot immediately deliver an emergency.

The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, and converts the location information of the mobile communication terminal into an XML (Extensible Markup Language, XML) format that can be easily changed to other data formats to convert various transmission media. It is an object of the present invention to provide a mobile communication terminal equipped with a location information transmission function through a multiple transmission medium to enable location information transmission through the same and a method of operating the same.

In order to solve the above problems, a mobile communication terminal equipped with a location information transmission function through a multiple transmission medium according to the present invention receives a satellite signal and collects location information through a GPS and a mobile communication network. A communication module for transmitting and receiving data through a voice call and the Internet, and converting the location information received through the location information receiver (GPS) into a text-based extensible language to transmit the location information through a variety of transmission media It is characterized by including a microcomputer.

In addition, the operation method of the mobile communication terminal equipped with the location information transfer function through the multi-transmission medium according to the present invention comprises the first step of converting the location information to be transmitted to the text-based extensible language, and the location information And a third step of selecting a transmission medium for delivering the information through a mobile communication network or the Internet, and a third step of transmitting location information through the mobile communication network or the Internet according to the selected transmission medium.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a mobile communication terminal having a location information transfer function through a multi-transmission medium according to the present invention, Figure 2 is a multi-transmission medium in which the location information of the mobile communication terminal according to the present invention is transmitted Is a simplified illustration.

As shown in FIG. 1, a mobile communication terminal equipped with a location information transmission function through a multiple transmission medium according to the present invention includes a communication module 30 for performing voice call and data transmission and reception through the mobile communication network; Position information receiver (GPS) 20 for receiving satellite signals and collecting position information in conjunction with the communication module 30, and position information of the mobile communication terminal collected through the position information receiver (GPS) 20 in text. It is configured to include a microcomputer 10 to convert and transmit in the form of extensible language.

In addition, the mobile communication terminal stores the location information collected through the location information receiver (GPS, 20), the memory 40 for storing data about the shape and setting of the location information for each transmission medium, It comprises a keypad 50 for receiving the setting for transmitting the location information, and a display unit 60 for outputting the received location information on the screen.

The memory 40 stores data transmitted and received through the communication module 30 and data transmission and reception settings through an Internet connection, and stores a program for driving the mobile communication terminal.

In addition, the memory 40 has a location information data unit 41 for storing the location information collected through the location information receiver (GPS, 20) and the setting for the location information transmission, and the location by the microcomputer 10 It includes an XML conversion data section 42 for storing data relating to the setting and the conversion form for each transmission medium at the time of information conversion.

In this case, the location information data unit 41 is an emergency contact information such as a telephone number, an IP address, an e-mail address to transmit the location information of the mobile communication terminal in an emergency situation, and the location information is automatically transmitted to the emergency contact information in an emergency situation. Stores specific key button information

The XML conversion data unit 42 converts the data about XML for converting the location information into XML-based data so that the location information can be transmitted to an IP address or an email through the Internet in addition to a short message (SMS). Save it.

Here, XML (Extensible Markup Language) is an internet language that improves the hypertext generation language (HTML). It is a text-based language that is easy to read, understand, and has a structure that is easy to process.

In addition, the XML does not have a fixed set of tags, it is possible to add a new tag as needed, it is easy to expand, it is easy to switch to other data types, including all data structures.

The location information receiver (GPS) 20 collects location information of the mobile communication terminal by reading a signal received from a satellite regardless of region.

The communication module 30 transmits and receives voice calls and short messages (SMS) through a mobile communication network, and transmits and receives data to and from the outside by performing Internet access through a web server connection.

The communication module 30 enables to confirm the location of the current mobile communication terminal through continuous data communication with the mobile communication base station for each region, and to ensure accurate location information through interworking with the location information receiver (GPS) 20. do.

On the other hand, the microcomputer 10 reads the data received through the position information receiver (GPS) 20 and the communication module 30, and stores it in the memory 40, the input applied from the keypad 50 The operation of the mobile communication terminal is controlled according to the signal, and the operation state of the mobile communication terminal is output through the display unit 60.

In addition, the microcomputer 10 outputs the location information collected through the location information receiver (GPS) 20 through the display unit 60, and converts it to another mobile communication terminal through the communication module 30. To a computer, PDA, etc.

At this time, the microcomputer 10 reads the location information through the satellite signal received through the location information receiver (GPS, 20), and the location information processing unit 11 to transmit it to the Internet through the communication module 30 ), The location information converting unit 12 for converting the location information into a text-based extensibility language, and the location information converted by the location information converting unit 12 are stored on the Internet by the location information processing unit 11. It is configured to include a protocol conversion unit 13 for converting the protocol to be transmitted to.

The location information processing unit 11 reads the collected location information and transmits the location information according to a transmission medium that is selectively input.

That is, the location information processing unit 11 is the location information conversion unit 12 and the protocol conversion unit (2) according to the transmission medium of the location information message (SMS), Internet IP address (IP), email (Email), etc. The location information converted by 13) is transmitted through the communication module 30 in a form suitable for each medium such as the Internet or a mail server.

Here, the location information processing unit 11 transmits the location information to the outside in the form of a short message (SMS), and has a computer (PC) having a specific IP address through the Internet according to a transmission medium selected by the keypad 50 operation. ), To deliver location information to a PDA or mobile terminal, or to an email address set through a mail server.

In particular, the location information processing unit 11 is configured to operate the specific key button set for the emergency situation of the keypad 50 or to automatically transmit the location information of the mobile communication terminal to a preset emergency contact through the location information transmission menu. do.

In this case, the location information processing unit 11 not only transmits the location information to the set specific transmission medium, but also transmits it through all transmission media such as a phone number, an IP address, and an e-mail address.

On the other hand, the location information converting unit 12 is in the form of XML, easy to understand and simple text-based conversion of the location information in accordance with the conversion settings stored in the XML conversion data section 42 in the form of XML To convert.

For example, the location information converter 12 converts the location information into an XML format to generate data of the following type.

<GPS>

   <Information>

       <city: Seoul>

       <gu: Kawnak>

       <Add info>

            <latitude: 135>

            <longitude: 36>

       / <Add info>

       <ip info>

            <ip: 198.255.255.66>

       / <ip info>

       <mail info>

            <mailto: hong@abcd.com>

       / <mail info>

   / <Information>

/ <GPS>

That is, the location information converting unit 12 converts the location information of the mobile communication terminal into an XML form and displays city and sphere (Kawnak) information as an approximate location, and in detail, latitude and longitude. ).

In addition, the location information converting unit 12 converts the location information to include the IP or email address to which the location information is to be transmitted as described above.

The protocol conversion unit 13 transmits the converted location information in XML format to a specific IP or e-mail through a TCP / IP-based Internet or a mail system (SMTP). The protocol will be converted according to the Internet transmission protocol whenever possible.

In addition, the protocol conversion unit 13 may be converted into a protocol for XML to enable the representation of the location information in the XML format.

In the mobile communication terminal A according to the present invention, as shown in FIG. 2, the location information converted by the location information converting unit 12 and the protocol converting unit 13 is specified through the Internet I, respectively. It is to be transmitted to the mobile communication terminal (B1), PDA (B2), computer (B3) and the like of another user having an IP or email (email).

In addition, the mobile communication terminal (A) transmits a message to the mobile communication terminal (B1) of the corresponding conversion number set through the mobile communication base station (S) of the mobile communication network in the form of the short message (SMS). do.

The mobile communication terminal according to the present invention can transmit the location information through the Internet (I) in addition to the mobile communication network by converting the location information into XML as described above, even if a network error or transmission delay phenomenon of the mobile communication network occurs Location information can be transmitted through another path, and location information can be delivered to the computer B3 or PDA B2 through IP or email in addition to the mobile communication terminal B1.

Accordingly, the mobile communication terminal A transmits a short message to the mobile communication terminal B1 of the corresponding phone number via the mobile communication base station S to transmit the location information, and also transmits the location information of the mobile communication terminal. By converting to XML format, location information can be transmitted through various transmission media such as IP and email in addition to the short message.

In addition, when the computer (B3), PDA (B2) for receiving the location information in the XML form is connected to a refrigerator, a washing machine, an air conditioner, etc. through a home network, the home network home appliance may be Received location information can be confirmed.

Looking at the operation of the present invention configured as described above are as follows. 3 is a flowchart illustrating a method of transmitting location information through multiple transmission media of a mobile communication terminal according to the present invention.

A menu for transmitting location information is displayed on the screen according to a key button operation, and a phone number, IP, and email of a destination to which the location information is to be transmitted are input. (S1)

In this case, when the preset specific key button is operated, it is determined to transmit the location information according to the emergency situation, and the phone number, IP, and email information of the preset emergency contact is called.

The position information of the current mobile communication terminal is read through the satellite signal received through the GPS, and the current position information is calculated and stored in the memory based on data communication with the base station. (S2)

The location information stored as described above is converted into a text-based extensibility language. In this case, the extensibility language is an XML-based data type, and is an XML (Extensible Markup Language, XML) which is easy to understand, easy to write, and easy to switch to another data type.

At this time, the location information of the mobile communication terminal includes information on an e-mail address, an IP address, etc. of the destination, thereby generating location information in XML format.

The Internet protocol is set to transmit the converted location information in the XML format according to the TCP / IP or mail transmission system method through the Internet, or the preset protocol is converted into a form that can be used in the Internet. (S4)

In addition, the XML protocol that can represent the location information in the form of XML may be further included.

Receives a selection of a transmission medium for transmitting the converted location information to the destination, and at this time, such as a short message (SMS), Internet IP (IP), Internet mail server (Email) through a mobile communication network The transmission medium can be selected. (S5)

On the other hand, in the case of transmitting the location information in an emergency situation, the location information is transmitted through all transmission media without any selection.

If short message (SMS) transmission is selected through the mobile communication network (SMS), the location information in the form of short message (SMS) is transmitted to the telephone number of the destination to be transmitted. (S6a)

The location information of the short message type is transmitted to the mobile communication terminal of the corresponding phone number through the message center of the mobile communication network. (S7a)

The mobile terminal receiving the location information displays a notification indicating that a new message has arrived on the screen. (S8a)

On the other hand, if location information transmission using the Internet IP is selected (IP), the mobile communication terminal is set to transmit the location information according to the TCP / IP settings (S6b) after the location information is converted to XML format is encoded It is transmitted to the IP address set in the location information via the Internet. (S7b)

At this time, the computer, PDA and mobile communication terminal receiving the converted location information in the XML format reads the location information in the XML format and generates an event message window to represent the location information. (S8b)

In addition, if location information transmission via e-mail is selected (Email), a mail system is set according to the e-mail address to be transmitted (SMTP, Simple mail transfer protocol), and the location information converted to XML through the mail system is Is sent. (S6c)

After the location information is encoded, an e-mail is transmitted to the Internet through the mail server according to the set e-mail address, and (S7c) an icon indicating that a new mail has been received from a computer, PDA, or mobile terminal connected to the mail server is displayed. do. (S8c)

As described above, the location information received according to each transmission medium is displayed through a short message (SMS), an event message window, and an email, so that other users can check the location information through a mobile communication terminal, a PDA, or a computer. It becomes possible. (S9)

As described above, the mobile communication terminal equipped with the location information transmission function through the multiple transmission media and the operation method thereof according to the present invention have been described with reference to the illustrated drawings, but the present invention is limited by the embodiments and drawings disclosed herein. Rather, it can be applied within the scope of protection of the technical idea.

The mobile communication terminal and its operation method equipped with the location information transmission function through the multi-transmission medium according to the present invention configured as described above converts the location information into an XML format and converts the IP and the email into a short message. By transmitting the location information, the location information can be transmitted to the mobile communication network or the Internet through various transmission media, so that the location information can be delivered quickly in an emergency situation. It is possible to greatly improve the variety of location information delivery and user convenience.

Claims (12)

A location information receiver (GPS) for receiving location information and collecting location information; A communication module for performing voice communication through a mobile communication network and data transmission and reception through the Internet; Through the multiple transmission media, characterized in that it comprises a microcomputer to convert the location information received through the location information receiver (GPS) in the form of text-based scalable language to transmit the location information through a variety of transmission media Mobile communication terminal with location information transfer function. The method of claim 1, The microcomputer includes: a location information converting unit converting the received location information into a text-based extensible language that can be easily converted into another document type; A protocol conversion unit for converting the protocol so that the location information can be transmitted through the Internet; Mobile communication with a location information transfer function through multiple transmission media, characterized in that it comprises a location information processing unit for transmitting the location information converted by the location information conversion unit and the protocol conversion unit to the selected transmission medium terminal. The method of claim 2, The location information converting unit converts the collected location information into XML (Extensible Markup Language, XML), which is a text-based extensibility language that can be easily processed into other data formats. Mobile communication terminal equipped with a transmission function. The method of claim 2, The location information processing unit is equipped with a location information transfer function through a multi-transmission media, characterized in that the location information is transmitted through a transmission medium such as a message (SMS), Internet IP address (IP), email (Email) Communication terminal. The method of claim 1, The mobile communication terminal includes a memory for storing the received location information, and further comprising a memory for storing data relating to the conversion of location information according to each transmission medium. Mobile communication terminal. The method of claim 5, The memory is a mobile communication terminal having a location information transmission function through a multi-transmission medium, characterized in that for storing the emergency contact information such as phone number, IP (IP), email (Email) to transmit the location information in case of emergency. A first step of converting location information to be transmitted to the text-based extensible language; Selecting a transmission medium for transmitting the location information through a mobile communication network or the Internet; And a third step of transmitting the location information through a mobile communication network or the Internet according to the selected transmission medium. The method of claim 7, wherein The first step is a first process of receiving a setting for transmitting location information, such as a phone number, IP, or email, through a specific key button input or location information delivery menu, when the location information is to be transmitted; ; A second process of converting the location information into an XML (Extensible Markup Language, XML) form; And a third process of setting a protocol for transmitting the location information through the Internet. The method of claim 8, The first process is to transmit the location information through the multi-transmission media, characterized in that the emergency information such as phone number, IP (IP), email (Email) previously stored in the memory set to transmit the location information in an emergency situation Method of operation of a mobile communication terminal equipped with a function. The method of claim 8, The first step further comprises the step of collecting and calculating the current position information of the mobile communication terminal by receiving a satellite signal of the GPS (GPS) or data communication with the base station of the mobile communication network Method of operation of a mobile terminal equipped with a location information transfer function through a transmission medium. The method of claim 7, wherein The third step is a fourth step of transmitting the location information to the phone number, IP (IP) or email (email) set through the mobile communication network or the Internet according to the selected transmission medium; The mobile communication system comprising the location information transmission function through the multiple transmission media, comprising a fifth process of transmitting the location information to be read according to each transmission medium and displayed as a short message, a computer event message, an e-mail, or the like. Method of operation of the terminal. The method of claim 11, In the third step, when the location information is transmitted according to an emergency, the location information is transmitted through all transmission media such as a short message, IP, or email without selecting a transmission medium. Method of operation of a mobile communication terminal equipped with a location information transfer function through.

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