KR100661558B1 - Apparatus and method for information providing to subscriber in mobile communication system - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides an apparatus and method for providing information to a subscriber in a mobile communication system, comprising: a first step of allowing a user to input a search word for specific information to be searched based on location information;

And performing a second step of searching for information stored in the service cache memory in the subscriber terminal using the search word input from the subscriber terminal and displaying the detailed information of the specific information retrieved. It is more convenient and faster to provide accurate information.

Description

Apparatus and method for information providing to subscriber in mobile communication system in mobile communication system

1 is a block diagram of a device for providing information to a subscriber in a conventional mobile communication system,

2 is a flowchart illustrating a method for providing information to a subscriber in a conventional mobile communication system.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a method for providing information to a subscriber in a mobile communication system according to the present invention;

4 is a block diagram of a device for providing information to a subscriber in a mobile communication system according to the present invention.

Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawings

10: subscriber station 11: GPS transceiver

12: main controller 13: main memory

14: service cache memory 15: RF transceiver

20: search server 21: network transceiver

22: search function control unit 30: service terminal

31: network transceiver 32: main controller

33: memory 34: user interface

35: RF transceiver

The present invention relates to a device for providing information to a subscriber in a mobile communication system and a method thereof, and in particular, to provide a convenient and quick and accurate information to a mobile subscriber by using a location based service. An apparatus and method for providing information to a subscriber in a mobile communication system.

1 is a block diagram of an apparatus for providing information to a subscriber in a conventional mobile communication system.

As shown therein, the subscriber station 1 of the subscriber who subscribes to the mobile communication system and receives the mobile communication service; It is composed of a search server 2 connected to the subscriber station 1 and providing a search function.

2 is a flowchart illustrating a method for providing information to a subscriber in a conventional mobile communication system.

As shown therein, a step ST1 of accessing the search server 2 from the subscriber station 1; Inputting a specific character to be searched by the subscriber station (1) after the access to the search server (ST2); Searching for information corresponding to a specific character in said search server (ST3); The searched information is transmitted from the search server 2 to the subscriber station 1 and output to the screen of the subscriber station 2 (ST4).

The operation of the prior art configured as described above will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

First, in the related art, a subscriber who subscribes to a mobile communication system inputs a specific character into the subscriber terminal 1 in order to receive information.

Then, the information corresponding to the input character is transmitted from the subscriber terminal 1 to the search server 2, and the search server 2 searches for this by keyword.

When the search result is transmitted from the search server 2 to the subscriber station 1, the subscriber station 1 provides the search information by outputting the search result on the screen of the subscriber station 1. FIG.

For example, in the prior art, when a subscriber who is subscribed to a mobile communication system wants to find a gas station in a certain region, it is performed as follows.

That is, the subscriber terminal 1 attempts to access the Internet, and after the Internet connection is established, the subscriber terminal 1 connects to the search server 2 to transmit its location information and the keyword to be searched to the search server 2.

Then, the search server 2 searches for the gas station closest to the specific area received from the subscriber terminal 1, and then transmits the searched information to the subscriber terminal 1 so that the subscriber terminal 1 outputs it on the screen. .

However, this conventional technology has the following problems.

That is, according to the related art, in order to be provided with information associated with a specific region, it transmits its location and a search keyword to a search server, and the search server searches for this, which is a hassle to perform transmission and search every time.

In addition, since the information simply recorded in the database of the search server is retrieved and transmitted to the subscriber station, there is a problem that the above process must be performed again when the data of the search server has an error or includes incorrect information.

Accordingly, the present invention has been proposed to solve the above-mentioned general problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a mobile communication system that can provide more accurate and convenient information to a mobile subscriber by using a location-based service. To provide a device and a method for providing information from the subscriber to the subscriber.

In order to achieve the above object, a method of providing information to a subscriber in a mobile communication system according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises: a first input of a search term for specific information desired by a user to a subscriber terminal based on location information; Steps;
A second step of comparing and searching for a search word input by the subscriber terminal user during the first step with information stored in a service cache memory in the terminal;
A third step of displaying detailed information of the specific information retrieved when the location-based related information corresponding to the search word input by the user exists in the service cache memory of the subscriber station during the second step;
If the location-based related information corresponding to the search word input by the user does not exist in the service cache memory of the subscriber terminal during the second step, request a search from the search server and receive the searched data result and display it on the display. And a third step of updating previous data stored in the terminal using the location-based related data.

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In order to achieve the above object, an information providing apparatus to a subscriber in a mobile communication system according to an embodiment of the present invention,
User's setting among main memory storing previously used location based area information or newly updated location based area information, service cache memory temporarily storing the location based area information, and location based area information stored in the main memory. Searched by the search term and then using the search result to control the display information about the specific location set by the terminal user and, if necessary, connect with an external network system to receive location-based local information and provide the result to the terminal user. A subscriber station including a portion;

The technical feature of the present invention is to configure a search server which is connected to the subscriber station and searches for location-based area information requested by the subscriber station and provides the search information to the subscriber station.

Hereinafter, an embodiment according to the present invention, an apparatus for providing information to a subscriber in a mobile communication system, and a method thereof will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a method for providing information to a subscriber in a mobile communication system according to the present invention.

As shown therein, a first step ST11 of allowing a user to input a search word for specific information to be searched based on the location information; And a second step (ST12) of searching the information stored in the service cache memory 14 in the subscriber terminal 10 using the search word input from the subscriber terminal 10 and displaying the details of the retrieved specific information. .

In the method of providing information to the subscriber in the mobile communication system, if the information corresponding to the search word does not exist in the service cache memory 14 of the subscriber station 10 in the second step, the search server 20 searches. The method further includes a third step (ST13 to ST17) of receiving the searched result by requesting the request.

In the method of providing information to the subscriber in the mobile communication system, if the information corresponding to the search word does not exist in the search result received in the third step, requesting information update to the service terminal 30 and receiving the result. A fourth step ST18 to ST20 is further included.

4 is a block diagram of a device for providing information to a subscriber in a mobile communication system according to the present invention.

As shown therein, a main control unit 12 for controlling a search function based on the location-based service of the subscriber station 10; A main memory 13 for storing information of the subscriber station 10; Under the control of the main controller 12, the subscriber terminal 10 comprises a service cache memory 14 for temporarily storing data corresponding to the location-based service.

The information providing apparatus from the mobile communication system to the subscriber is connected to the subscriber station 10 and receives a search request from the subscriber station 10 when there is no information in the service cache memory 14. It further comprises a search server 20 for providing to the subscriber terminal (10).

The search server 20 includes a network transceiver 21 which performs a network transmission / reception function so as to be connected to the subscriber station 20; It further comprises a search function control unit 22 for controlling the search function in the search server 20.

The information providing apparatus from the mobile communication system to the subscriber is connected to the subscriber station 10 and updates the information when the subscriber station 10 requests an information update for the location-based service, and updates the updated result. It further comprises a service terminal 30 provided to the subscriber terminal (10).

In the above, the service terminal 30 includes a network transceiver 31 which performs a network transmission / reception function so as to be connected to the search server 20; A main control unit 32 for controlling an information update operation of the service terminal 30; A memory 33 for storing information of the service terminal 30; It further comprises a user interface 34 to enable the interface with the subscriber terminal 10 through the search server 20.

In the service terminal 30, if there is a request for information update from the subscriber station 10, RF (Radio Frequency) transmission and reception unit for updating the information and then transmitting the updated result to the subscriber station (10) It further comprises 35.

Here, reference numeral 11 denotes a GPS transceiver for performing GPS transmission and reception, and 15 is an RF transceiver for performing RF transmission and reception.

The operation of the information providing device and method to the subscriber in the mobile communication system according to the present invention configured as described above will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

First, the present invention aims to provide accurate information more conveniently and quickly for mobile subscribers by using a location-based service.

Thus, the subscriber station 10 is a general mobile communication terminal and provides a mobile communication service to a subscriber.

The subscriber station 10 includes a main controller 12, a main memory 13, and a service cache memory 14, and may further include a GPS transceiver 11 and an RF transceiver 15. .

The main controller 12 of the subscriber station 10 controls a search function based on the location-based service of the subscriber station 10.

The main memory 13 of the subscriber station 10 stores the information of the subscriber station 10.

The service cache memory 14 is controlled by the main controller 12 and temporarily stores data corresponding to the location-based service.

Meanwhile, the apparatus for providing information to the subscriber in the mobile communication system may further include a search server 20 and a service terminal 30, respectively.

The search server 20 is connected to the subscriber station 10 and receives a search request from the subscriber station 10 when there is no information in the service cache memory 14 and provides the search information to the subscriber station 10. Let's do it.

In the search server 20, the network transceiver 21 performs a network transceiver function so as to be connected to the subscriber station 20.

In addition, the search function controller 22 of the search server 20 controls the search function of the search server 20.

In addition, the service terminal 30 is connected to the search server 20 to update the information when a request for information update for the location-based service is provided by the search server 20 and provides the updated result to the search server 20. To perform.

In the service terminal 30, the network transceiver 31 performs a network transceiver function so as to be connected to the search server 20.

In the service terminal 30, the main controller 32 controls an information update operation of the service terminal 30.

The memory 33 of the service terminal 30 stores the information of the service terminal 30.

The user interface 34 enables an interface with the subscriber station 10 via the search server 20.

In addition, the service terminal 30 may further include an RF transceiver 35.

Therefore, the RF transceiver 35 provides an RF transmission function for updating the information after the request for information update from the subscriber station 10 and transmitting the updated result to the subscriber station 10.

Referring to the operation of the present invention in more detail as follows.

First, the subscriber station 10 may be a general mobile communication terminal and may include a function for identifying its location from a GPS satellite and a cache memory for temporarily storing a database based on a location-based service.

In general, subscribers are determined where to go in their daily life, so that the subscriber terminal 10 includes a specific area coded and various services (e.g., restaurants, gas stations, bars, etc.) available according to the code. Can be stored in a database.

That is, when a restaurant (for example, a Korean restaurant) to be used in a certain region is input to the subscriber terminal 10, the pre-configured Korean restaurant may be used directly when the subscriber terminal exists in the subscriber terminal.

Thus, the user enters a specific character in the subscriber terminal and performs a search (ST11).

At this time, when data corresponding to a region where the subscriber terminal is located and data corresponding to the search exist in the cache memory of the subscriber terminal, the subscriber terminal can use desired information without using the search server 20 and request to update the retrieved information. (ST12).

For example, in the case of a Korean restaurant, when the name of the searched Korean restaurant is XX Korean restaurant, when the information is requested to be updated, the status of the current XX Korean restaurant may be provided as information. That is, it is possible to be provided with information such as available time, parking status, number of seats available, distance from current subscriber terminal, main offer menu, and the like.

If the subscriber desired information does not exist in the subscriber station, the entered keyword is transmitted to the search server 20 (ST13).

Then, the search is performed in the search server 20 (ST14).

Thus, after the search is successfully performed in the search server 20, the service terminal 30 requests information update according to the service selected by the subscriber (ST15).

The search server 20 receives a result from the service terminal 30 (ST16).

The searched result is transmitted from the search server 20 to the subscriber station 10 (ST17).

In addition, when the subscriber terminal performs an information update request or when there is no desired information corresponding to the search result in the search server 20 (ST18), the subscriber terminal 10 uses the RF signal from the service terminal 30. Direct information update request (ST19).

Then, the service terminal 30 performs information update according to the service selected by the subscriber, and transmits the result to the subscriber terminal 10 (ST20).

Accordingly, in the present invention, a primary search for searching for information stored in the cache memory using keywords input to the subscriber terminal 10, and a secondary search for requesting a search from the search server 20 when there is no information in the service cache memory 14. In this case, location-based services can be provided by performing a third search that can additionally perform an information update request.

As such, the present invention utilizes location-based services to provide accurate information more conveniently and quickly for mobile subscribers.

Although the preferred embodiment of the present invention has been described above, the present invention may use various changes, modifications, and equivalents. It is clear that the present invention can be applied in the same manner by appropriately modifying the above embodiments. Accordingly, the above description does not limit the scope of the invention as defined by the limitations of the following claims.

As described above, in the mobile communication system according to the present invention, an apparatus for providing information to a subscriber and a method thereof include a built-in internal database so that a subscriber terminal does not go through a search server corresponding to a frequently requested search, and provides internal data. Because it can be used, the user can save the fee to perform the search, and since the traffic of the wired and wireless network is not used, the data use efficiency can be improved.

In addition, the present invention can search the data using a search server when the search terms required in the internal data is inconsistent, the search server can update the information of the service terminal from time to time, the data can be used for various statistical data, etc. There is also an effect.

In addition, the present invention can provide real-time information, rather than the conventional passive information providing method by providing a service terminal, can easily receive the latest information at the request of the user, can reduce the user's trouble There is also an advantage. That is, the information that must be provided in order for the user to use the service terminal side can be transmitted in real time to the user's subscriber terminal, so that the user can use a variety of information.

Claims (9)

A first step of inputting a search word for specific information that a user wants to find in the subscriber terminal based on the location information; A second step of comparing and searching for a search word input by the subscriber terminal user during the first step with information stored in a service cache memory in the terminal; A third step of displaying detailed information of the specific information retrieved when the location-based related information corresponding to the search word input by the user exists in the service cache memory of the subscriber station during the second step; If the location-based related information corresponding to the search word input by the user does not exist in the service cache memory of the subscriber terminal during the second step, request a search from the search server and receive the searched data result and display it on the display. And providing a third step of updating previous data stored in the terminal by using the location-based related data. delete According to claim 1, During the third step, if there is no location-based information corresponding to the search word entered by the user in the service cache memory of the subscriber station, the subscriber station requests the information update to the service terminal and the result of the request In addition to the receiving process, if the search server needs to update the location-based related information to the service terminal, the service terminal further provides the information to the subscriber in the mobile communication system, characterized in that it further comprises updating the corresponding information. Way. User's setting among main memory storing previously used location based area information or newly updated location based area information, service cache memory temporarily storing the location based area information, and location based area information stored in the main memory. Searched by the search term and then using the search result to control the display information about the specific location set by the terminal user and, if necessary, connect with an external network system to receive location-based local information and provide the result to the terminal user. A subscriber station including a portion; And a search server that searches for location-based area information requested by the subscriber station in association with the subscriber station and provides the search information to the subscriber station. delete The network of claim 4, wherein the search server is connected to a subscriber station and performs a network transmission / reception function. Provides information to the subscriber in the mobile communication system comprising a search function control unit for controlling the search function for the location-based area information requested from the subscriber terminal through the network transceiver and transmits the result back to the mobile communication terminal Device. 5. The mobile terminal of claim 4, wherein the subscriber station is connected with a service terminal for updating previously stored location-based area information according to the information update request signal requested from the subscriber station and transmitting the result back to the subscriber station. Device for providing information from the system to the subscriber. The mobile terminal of claim 7, wherein the service terminal comprises: a network transceiver configured to perform a network transmission / reception function so as to be connected to a search server, a main control unit controlling an information update operation of the service terminal, a memory storing information of the service terminal; The apparatus may further include a user interface for executing an interface with a subscriber station through the search server, and an RF transceiver for updating information when a request for information update is received from the subscriber station, and then transmitting the updated result to the subscriber station. An apparatus for providing information to a subscriber in a mobile communication system. delete

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