KR100674803B1 - Exhibits details information guidance service method - Google Patents

Abstract

1. TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to a method for guiding exhibition details and a computer readable recording medium recording a program for realizing the method.

2. The technical problem to be solved by the invention

The present invention, using the beacons and wireless LAN dedicated to sending location information, provides detailed information about the exhibits to the wireless terminal that the viewers carry, and exhibits detailed information on the exhibits to receive the desired information by print or e-mail. A computer readable recording medium having recorded thereon a method and a program for realizing the method.

3. Summary of Solution to Invention

The present invention is a service method that can guide visitors to the detailed information on the exhibits provided in the exhibit booth, the current position signal is transmitted to the outside to cover the area near the exhibit booth in the beacons respectively installed in each exhibit booth However, in the wireless terminal of the spectator side, when the location is located in the vicinity of any exhibition booth, receiving the current position signal from the beacon installed in the exhibition booth; And transmitting the received current location signal to an exhibition guide server through a wireless access device installed in a nearby area, wherein the current location signal is received when the current location signal is received from the wireless terminal side of the viewer. And transmitting the list of exhibits corresponding to the wireless terminal to the wireless terminal of the viewer through the wireless access device.

4. Important uses of the invention

The present invention is used for exhibition guide services.

Beacon for exclusive use of location coordinates, wireless LAN access device, printer, e-mail, visitors' terminals, exhibit details

Description

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1 is an exemplary view showing the configuration of an exhibition information information system to which the present invention is applied.

Figure 2a is an exemplary view of the configuration of a visitor terminal used in the present invention.

Figure 2b is an example of a visitor terminal user screen used in the present invention.

Figure 3 is a flow diagram of an embodiment of a detailed information display service method according to the present invention.

* Explanation of symbols for the main parts of the drawings

11: Beacon dedicated to position coordinates 12: Terminal for visitors

13: AP (Access Point) 14: Detailed Information Information Server

15: printer 16: the personal electronic mailbox for visitors

The present invention relates to a method for guiding exhibition details information and a computer-readable recording medium recording a program for realizing the method. Especially, in a building that cannot receive a GPS (Global Positioning System) signal such as a museum or an exhibition hall, A computer that records the detailed information on the exhibition information service and the program for realizing the method by using the beacon and wireless LAN exclusively for location coordinates. The present invention relates to a readable recording medium.

The general location information acquisition method uses a GPS signal receiver but cannot be applied in indoor environments where it is difficult to receive GPS signals. Therefore, the apparatus may be provided with a device that transmits the position coordinate at every predetermined point in the room, and the position may be determined by receiving a signal transmitted from the device.

The terms used in the present invention are defined as follows.

Position coordinate transmission beacon is defined as a device that modulates and transmits a coordinate value indicating the position of an exhibit to a specific frequency within the 2.4 GHz band. The propagation range of the signal transmitted from this beacon is limited to the booths around the exhibits, one for each booth. In addition, each beacon uses a unique channel frequency so as not to interfere with other beacon signals.

The visitor terminal has the configuration as shown in FIG. It is defined as an apparatus for requesting detailed information and providing a user interface for displaying information received from a server.

A WLAN access device (AP) is defined as a device that provides an access point for a visitor terminal to access a WLAN. This WLAN connection apparatus is installed to be able to access the WLAN at any point in the room.

The exhibition information information server stores detailed information related to the exhibits and is connected to the LAN in the exhibition hall to search for information request from the visitor terminal and send it to the terminal according to the visitor's request. It is defined as a device in charge of the function of sending detailed information by e-mail to a spectator's personal e-mail that is printed or designated by the spectator.

In general, information about exhibits in a museum or exhibition hall is briefly explained in the form of pictures or letters on a panel attached to the wall of the exhibition hall, and thus there is a limit to obtaining in-depth knowledge or information about the exhibit. In addition, children may gather in front of the exhibition booths while taking notes on the panel, which may disturb other visitors.The names of the exhibits are only displayed in English, so the general foreigner who is not an expert can explain the details of the exhibits. An unknown problem occurs.

The present invention has been proposed in order to solve the above problems, using a beacon and wireless LAN for location information transmission to provide a detailed information about the exhibition to the wireless terminal that the viewers carry and the desired information printed or electronically An object of the present invention is to provide a method for guiding a detailed information on exhibitions for receiving by mail and a computer-readable recording medium recording a program for realizing the method.

The method of the present invention for achieving the above object is a service method that can guide the visitors to the detailed information about the exhibits provided in the exhibit booth, the current position signal in the beacons installed in each exhibit booth, the vicinity of the exhibit booth Transmitting to the outside to cover the area, in the wireless terminal on the visitor side, receiving the current position signal from the beacon installed in the exhibition booth when located in the area adjacent to the exhibition booth; And transmitting the received current location signal to an exhibition guide server through a wireless access device installed in a nearby area, wherein the current location signal is received when the current location signal is received from the wireless terminal side of the viewer. And transmitting the list of exhibits corresponding to the wireless terminal to the wireless terminal of the viewer through the wireless access device.
On the other hand, another method of the present invention is a service method that can guide visitors to the detailed information about the exhibits provided in the exhibit booth, the current location signal from the beacons installed in each exhibit booth covers the area near the exhibit booth Transmitting to the outside to the extent that, in the wireless terminal of the spectator side, receiving the current position signal from the beacon installed in the exhibition booth when located in the area of the exhibit booth; And outputting a list of corresponding exhibits that are pre-stored in the terminal [self] based on the received current location signal.

On the other hand, the present invention, in the beacons installed in each exhibit booth to the wireless terminal equipped with a processor transmits the current position signal to the outside to cover the area near the exhibit booth, but located in the vicinity of any exhibit booth A case of receiving a current position signal from a beacon installed in the exhibition booth; And a computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program for realizing a function of outputting a list of corresponding exhibits stored in a terminal [self] based on the received current position signal.

The above objects, features and advantages will become more apparent from the following detailed description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is an exemplary view showing the configuration of an exhibition information information system to which the present invention is applied. In the drawing, "11" is a position coordinate transmission beacon, "12" is a visitor terminal, "13" is a WLAN access point, and "14". &Quot; 15 " indicates a printer detailed information server, " 15 " a printer, and " 16 "

That is, Figure 1 shows the connection of the devices installed in the exhibition hall. Position coordinate transmission beacon 11 for transmitting coordinates representing a predetermined area inside the exhibition hall is installed in the vicinity of the exhibition booth, and wireless LAN access devices 13 are provided for the visitor terminal 12 in the exhibition hall. It is installed at the point where connection is easy.

The wireless LAN connection devices 13 are connected to the detailed information display server 14 of the exhibition through a wired LAN (LAN) in the building such as Ethernet and the like through the printer 15 and the Internet for printing detailed information selected by the visitor. An internet connection point for sending information by e-mail is connected to the server.

Figure 2a is an exemplary view of the configuration of a visitor terminal used in the present invention.

As shown in Figure 2a, the visitor terminal 12 used in the present invention, the antenna 24 for transmitting and receiving radio waves, and the RF for demodulating or demodulating the received radio signal to a radio signal suitable for transmitting and receiving data A radio frequency unit 23, a signal processor 22 for processing information received by the RF unit 23, a display unit 26 for displaying information processed through the signal processor 22, and , A voice guide part 25 for guiding information by voice and a control part 21 for controlling them.

Figure 2b is an example of a visitor terminal user screen used in the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 2B, the user screen is a menu (voice menu) 264 for selecting a function of guiding the detailed information of the exhibits displayed on the screen, and the requested detailed information can be printed or sent by e-mail. Examples of user interfaces 261 and 262 including menus (print and e-mail) 265 and 266 to select are shown.

Here, the language for expressing the detailed information may be configured in various languages such as English, Japanese, and Chinese, and a menu (language selection menu) 263 for selecting a viewer's native language is also provided.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a method for guiding a detailed information of an exhibit according to an embodiment of the present invention. The detailed information requested by a visitor is displayed on a visitor terminal, and shows a procedure of sending a print or an e-mail according to the visitor's request. .

As shown in FIG. 3, when the visitor first receives the visitor terminal 12 at the entrance and turns on the power (301), the WLAN protocol (802.11) is established between the visitor terminal 12 and the WLAN access device 13. The visitor terminal 12 is connected to the WLAN (302, 303).

Once the visitor terminal 12 is turned on to receive the signal from the beacon 11 dedicated to the position coordinates to determine the location of the currently located exhibition booth (304). At this time, the position coordinate transmission dedicated beacon 11 uses a natural frequency within the 2.4 GHz band so as not to interfere with the signal transmitted from other position coordinate transmission dedicated beacons, and transmits only a predetermined area to indicate only the location of a specific exhibition booth. Should be adjusted to cover. That is, when a visitor arrives near a specific exhibition booth, the location information sending beacons 11 should be installed so as to receive only a signal generated from the location information sending beacon containing specific coordinates representing the exhibition booth. .

Subsequently, when the visitor terminal 12 grasps the position coordinates, a list of exhibits in the exhibition booth is displayed on the visitor terminal (305). These lists are pre-stored in the terminal or received from the server via WLAN. When the visitor selects an item that he / she wants to know in more detail from the list of exhibits displayed on the visitor terminal 12, the request information is generated in the visitor terminal 12 (306), and the detailed information about the exhibit through the wireless LAN access device 13 is provided. The information is transmitted to the guide server 14 (307).

Then, the detailed exhibition information guide server 14 searches for the requested detailed information and transmits the searched result to the visitor terminal 12 requesting the detailed information via the wireless LAN access device 13 (308 and 309).

Subsequently, the visitor terminal 12 displays the received detailed information on the screen of the terminal or expresses it in voice 310. The user interface is provided so that the screen display or voice display can be selected by the viewer on the terminal. The visitor terminal 12 may also be provided with a user interface for printing the displayed information or transmitting the displayed information in the form of an e-mail to the e-mail address of the visitor. The visitor may select according to his / her preference (311).

When the visitor selects the print, the visitor terminal 12 transmits a print request signal to the exhibition information information server 14 through the WLAN access device 13, and the server transmits the requested detail information to the printer 15. To print. When the visitor selects an e-mail and inputs an e-mail address, the visitor terminal 12 transmits an e-mail sending request signal to the exhibition information guide server 14 through the wireless LAN access device 13 and the server requests the request. The e-mail containing the detailed information is sent to the designated visitor personal e-mail box 16 (312, 313).

The method of the present invention as described above may be implemented as a program and stored in a computer-readable recording medium (CD-ROM, RAM, ROM, floppy disk, hard disk, magneto-optical disk, etc.).

The present invention described above is not limited to the above-described embodiments and the accompanying drawings, and various substitutions, modifications, and changes can be made in the art without departing from the technical spirit of the present invention. It will be clear to those of ordinary knowledge.

The present invention as described above, when a visitor carrying a portable wireless terminal using a beacon and wireless LAN dedicated to position coordinates in an indoor environment where GPS signals such as a museum or an exhibition hall cannot be received, automatically reaches near the exhibit. By providing detailed information on the exhibits through the terminal, visitors can easily view the exhibition without the help of curators or guides in the exhibition hall, and receive the detailed information by print or e-mail. This eliminates the need to take notes. This improves the audience's satisfaction and has the effect of attracting more visitors.

Claims (5)

As a service method that can guide visitors with detailed information about the exhibits in the exhibit booth, Beacons installed in each exhibit booth transmit the current location signal to the outside to cover the area near the exhibit booth. In the wireless terminal on the visitor's side, Receiving a current location signal from a beacon installed in the exhibition booth when the exhibition booth is located in an adjacent area of the exhibition booth; And And transmitting the received current location signal to an exhibition guide server through a wireless access device installed nearby. In the exhibition guide, And when the current location signal is received from the wireless terminal of the viewer, transmitting the list of exhibits corresponding to the current location signal to the wireless terminal of the corresponding visitor through the wireless access device. As a service method that can guide visitors with detailed information about the exhibits in the exhibit booth, Beacons installed in each exhibit booth transmit the current location signal to the outside to cover the area near the exhibit booth. In the wireless terminal on the visitor's side, Receiving a current location signal from a beacon installed in the exhibition booth when the exhibition booth is located in an adjacent area of the exhibition booth; And And displaying a list of corresponding exhibits previously stored in the terminal [self] based on the received current position signal. The method according to claim 1 or 2, In the wireless terminal on the visitor side, When a list of exhibits related to a specific exhibit booth is output to the user, upon receiving a request for detailed information on any exhibit from the user, the corresponding exhibit information request signal is transmitted to the exhibit guide through a wireless connection device installed nearby. In the exhibition guide, Receiving the detailed information request information of the exhibits from the wireless terminal side of the visitor side Details of the exhibits, characterized in that for transmitting the detailed information about the exhibits corresponding to the request information information request signal to the wireless terminal of the visitor side through the wireless access device Information Guide Service Method. The method of claim 3, wherein In the exhibition guide, Upon receiving the detailed information about the exhibits from the visitor's wireless terminal and receiving a request for printing the exhibit details information from the visitor's wireless terminal, the exhibits' detailed information is output through a printer connected to the server [self]. When the detailed information about the exhibits is provided to the visitor's wireless terminal, the detailed information of the exhibits is sent to the designated e-mail address when the request signal is sent from the visitor's wireless terminal. Exhibition information information service method. In a wireless terminal having a processor, Beacons installed in each exhibition booth transmit the current location signal to the outside to cover the area near the exhibition booth. Receiving a current position signal from a beacon installed in the exhibition booth when the exhibition booth is located in an adjacent area of the exhibition booth; And A function of outputting a list of corresponding exhibits already stored in a terminal [self] based on the received current location signal. A computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program for realizing this.

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