KR100676625B1 - A control system and method for location management application for providing service based location in mobile - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention discloses a system and method for controlling location management application of a terminal for providing a location based service.

According to the present invention, a) mounting a location management application (Application) for receiving the location-based service (Application) to the user terminal; b) inputting certain specific conditions for starting the location management application; c) accepting a start command upon meeting certain conditions; d) starting the location management application according to the start command; e) providing location data of a location search target terminal intermittently in real time to a location management application; And f) displaying geographic information based on the location data based on the activation of the location management application.

Therefore, according to the present invention, as the location management application mounted to the user terminal is started based on the location data of the location search target transmitted from the location information providing server, the location information is collected based on the real time location data of the location information providing server. This effect has the effect of enhancing the effectiveness of the information.

Location based, application, real time, monitoring, mobile network, internet, geographic information

Description

A system and method for controlling location management application of a terminal for providing location-based services {A CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LOCATION MANAGEMENT APPLICATION FOR PROVIDING SERVICE BASED LOCATION IN MOBILE}

1 is a network for location management application control according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a location information providing server of FIG. 1.

3 is a flowchart for explaining the main operation of the present invention.

<Explanation of symbols for main drawings>

101: Internet 103: Exchange (MSC)

105: base station controller (BSC) 107: base station (BTS)

109: database 111: location information server

113: PDSN 115: user terminal

115a: location management application 201: communication unit

203: management control unit 205: networking setting unit

207: application startup unit 209: event management unit

211: location data generation unit 213: geographic information extraction unit

215: user authentication unit

The present invention relates to a location-based service of a mobile communication terminal, and more particularly, to be automatically driven by periodic communication or a specific event between a terminal application and a server, thereby continuously monitoring the status of the terminal application. It relates to a location management application control system and method of a terminal for providing a location-based service.

In general, the location-based service determines the location of the current terminal user through a WAP connection or a VM application and service connection. In addition, based on this, by obtaining the location of a specific person provides an application service, such as 'find friend', 'departure notification service'.

In recent years, when a member belonging to a community requests the location search of community members through a mobile communication device or a website by applying the above location-based service, a service for searching for the location of community members is provided. This is done by transmitting location information, including a list of members located within the designated location search range and a map in which the location is displayed, to the mobile communication device of the member requesting the location search. Here, the member who has received the location information has an additional effect of easily making instant meetings between community members by selecting a community member to send a message from the list and immediately sending the message.

Looking at the contents of the location-based service in detail, the system building step of establishing a main server system for controlling the transmission and reception of information and opening a website linked to the main server system, interworking with the main server system, authentication A member information database construction step of storing member information including member information, community information, mobile phone number, and location disclosure for each member; and retrieving authentication information and location from the mobile communication device of the member under the control of the main server system; Location search request receiving step for receiving the community information, location search range, etc., member authentication step for authenticating the member from the authentication information received in the location search request receiving step, and location search in the location search request receiving step Confirming whether the requested community member has been disclosed from the member information database A location search step for checking whether the location is open, a location search step for searching for a location of a member set to location disclosure in the location open status check step, and a list and locations of community members searched for being located within the location search range in the location search step are displayed. A location information generation step of generating location information including a map, and a location information transmission step of transmitting the location information generated in the location information generation step to the mobile communication device of the member requesting a location search.

According to the above-described process, when a member belonging to a community requests a location search of community members through a mobile communication device or a website, a list of members located within a designated location search range and a map showing the location are searched by searching for the location of community members Sending location information including a to the mobile communication device of the member requesting a location search.

However, in the execution of such location-based services, location search for a particular member is due to a limited access environment. Therefore, the user can not only receive a non-linear service through frequent location checks, but there is a problem of causing a decrease in quality of service. That is, the process of generating location information in the location information generation step provides a temporary display based on a user's request for location search for community members. As a result, the collection of location information occurs in a non-real time, thereby causing a problem of impairing the efficiency and usefulness of the information.

The present invention was created to solve the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a location-based service that can increase the effectiveness of location-based services for mobile communication terminals and improve the efficiency and usefulness of location information. A system and method for controlling location management application of a terminal are provided.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a system and method for controlling a location management application of a terminal for providing a location-based service that can reduce communication resources by activating a terminal application based on a specific event. .

Another object of the present invention is to monitor the location information through the terminal application through the communication with the server, the location management application control system and method of the terminal for providing a location-based service that can prevent the malfunction of the monitoring In providing.

Another object of the present invention is to monitor the location information through the terminal application through the communication with the server, location-based services that can prevent the infringement of privacy of individuals by blocking unnecessary unauthorized monitoring It is to provide a location management application control system and method of a terminal for providing.

Still another object of the present invention is to start a location-based service in response to a specific condition (time or date), the terminal for providing a location-based service that can provide the flexibility of service operation by enabling a specific condition can be set from the user The present invention provides a location management application control system and method.

Location management application control system of a terminal for providing location-based services according to the first aspect of the present invention for achieving the above object, in a network for providing location-based services, location management for receiving the location-based services And a location information providing network for intermittently real-time providing location data of a location search target terminal to a user terminal equipped with an application.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the location information providing network transmits real-time current location data for a location search target by a predetermined time unit, and geographic information on location search target information set by a user based on the location data. Location information providing server to provide; A database for storing coordinate information, user information, location search target information, etc., for the location search target including the geographic information; A user terminal for updating and displaying geographic information corresponding to the location data based on the location-based application; And a mobile communication network for exchanging data between the location information providing server and the user terminal.

The mobile communication network may include a base station controller (BSC) and a base station (BTS), including an exchange (MSC) that performs terminal switching and data communication based on the IS-801 protocol with the location information providing server. It features.

In addition, the mobile communication network is characterized by consisting of a packet data serving node (PDSN-Packet Data Serving Node) connected to the Internet and the base station controller (BSC).

In addition, the location management application mounted to the user terminal is characterized in that it is automatically driven in response to the monitoring control information provided from the location information providing server.

The location information providing server may include a communication unit configured to perform data communication through the mobile communication network or the Internet; A networking setting unit for selectively controlling an accessible network of the user terminal; An application activator for activating and controlling the location management application; An event manager for storing a specific condition set from the user terminal and notifying an event corresponding to the condition; A location data generation unit for extracting location data of a terminal of a location search target based on sector information of the base station; A geographic information extraction unit for extracting geographic information corresponding to the location data from the database; And support a communication protocol for each network set by the networking setting unit, and perform operation control of the application starting unit based on the communication protocol setting for each network and the event setting data of the event management unit, and perform a geography of a location search target terminal. Characterized in that it comprises a management control unit for controlling the transmission of information.

The apparatus may further include a user authentication unit configured to authenticate the user terminal and the user based on user information previously stored in the database, and the management controller may search for a location to the user terminal based on an authentication result of the user authentication unit. Characterized in that the transmission of the geographic information for the terminal.

On the other hand, the location management application control method of a terminal for providing a location-based service according to a second aspect of the present invention for achieving the above object, in a network operating method for providing a location-based service, a) the location-based service Mounting a location management application (Application) to the user terminal to receive the; b) starting control of the location management application according to a predetermined start command; c) providing intermittent real-time location data of a location search target terminal to the location management application; And d) displaying geographic information based on the location data based on the activation of the location management application.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the step b) may include b-1) inputting a predetermined specific condition for starting the location management application; b-2) receiving the start command when the specific condition is satisfied; And b-3) starting the location management application.

The specific condition may be any one or more of specific date or time information for starting the location management application.

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

1 is a block diagram showing a location management application control system for a terminal according to the present invention. As shown, the location information providing server 111 for transmitting the real-time current location data for the location search target by a predetermined time unit, and provides geographic information on the location search target information set by the user based on the location data. And a movement for displaying data of the geographic information and exchanging data with the user terminal 115 for updating the geographic information based on the location data, the location information providing server 111 and the user terminal 115. It consists of a communication network 117.

The location information providing server 111 is linked with a database 109 that stores geographic information, coordinate information, user information, location search target information, and the like. The mobile communication network 117 includes an exchanger 103 (MSC) that performs terminal switching and data communication based on the IS-801 protocol with the location information providing server 111. And a base station 107 (BTS).

The user terminal 115 is any one of a PCS, a cellular phone, a satellite DMB phone, and a PDA. In addition, the location management application 115a mounted as the user terminal 115 may be driven directly by a user or automatically in response to monitoring control information provided from the location information providing server 111. That is, the user terminal 115 includes a location management application 115a, and the location management application 115a is activated in response to the monitoring control information. Thus, the geographic information is displayed based on the start of the location management application 115a.

As necessary, the location information providing server 111 may display the geographic information after providing the location management application 115a to the user terminal 115. In addition, when the location management application 115a is mounted as the user terminal 115, the monitoring control information includes a start command for continuously starting the location management application 115a during the reception time for the location data, And a blocking command for stopping the operation of the location management application 115a.

The location information providing server 111 may interwork with a short message system (SMS), wherein the monitoring control information is transmitted to the user terminal 115 through a short message. Alternatively, in the CDMA mobile communication system using the mobile communication network 117, monitoring control information may be transmitted to the user terminal 115 using a paging channel or an access channel.

When the location information providing server 111 starts the location management application 115a, the location information providing server 111 may be made according to a specific condition set by a user. The specific condition indicates a specific date, time information, or the like for the location management application 115a to be activated.

Meanwhile, the operation state of the location management application 115a may be displayed through the user terminal 115 and exposed to the user, while the operation state of the location management application 115a is exposed to the user in the background format. You can't. In addition, the operation status of the location management application 115a may be reported to the location information providing server 111 through the mobile communication network 117 for the stability of the system.

The location information providing server 111 applied in the present invention provides the geographic information and the monitoring control information through the mobile communication network 117, but the information can be provided through the Internet. That is, the location information providing server 111 may transmit geographic information and monitoring control information to the base station controller 105 (BSC) through the Internet 101 and the packet data serving node 113 (PDSN-Packet Data Serving Node). . The Internet 101 is based on the TCP / IP protocol or the HTTP protocol, and the packet data serving node 113 is applied with the base station controller 105 and the IS-801 protocol.

2 is a configuration diagram showing a location information providing server applied in the present invention.

As shown, the communication unit 201 for performing data communication via the mobile communication network 117 or the Internet 101, the networking setting unit 205 for selectively controlling the accessible network of the user terminal 115, An application activator 207 for activating and controlling the location management application 115a mounted on the user terminal 115 and a specific condition set by the user terminal 115, and notifying an event corresponding to the condition. An event manager 209 for extracting the location data of the terminal of the location search subject based on the sector information of the base station 107, and geographic information corresponding to the location data. The geographic information extraction unit 213 for extracting from the database 109 and the user terminal 115 and use based on user information previously stored in the database 109. It supports a user authentication unit 215 for performing authentication for the network and the communication protocol for each network set by the networking setting unit 205, and based on the communication protocol setting for each network and the event setting data of the event management unit 209. A management control unit configured to perform operational control of the application activator 207 and to transmit and control geographic information about the location search target terminal to the user terminal 115 based on an authentication result of the user authentication unit 215; 203).

The operation control of the management controller 203 uses a short message (SMS), a paging channel or an access channel, or a TCP / IP or HTTP protocol based on the communication protocol for each network. The start command or the block command is provided to the application starter 207 based on the.

Hereinafter, the operation of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

3 is a flowchart for explaining the main operation of the present invention. As shown, in step S301 the user terminal 115 requests a location-based service. The location-based service is a communication service related to 'find friend', 'departure notification service', etc. using a mobile communication terminal. The user accesses the Internet through the user terminal 115 and then performs a corresponding service request. That is, the user terminal 115 may acquire the location of an application service or a partner (hereinafter, referred to as a location search target) based on the location of the current user terminal 115 through a WAP connection or a VM application driving and service connection. To be provided.

To this end, the user terminal 115 may be a terminal on which the location management application 115a is mounted, and the location management application 115a may be downloaded from the location information providing server 111 as needed. The user terminal 115 activates the location management application 115a for service connection in step S303. In addition, the user terminal 115 inputs location search target information according to 'find friend', 'departure notification service', etc., in order to receive the location-based service. In addition, the user can set an event (Event) so that the location-based service can be activated when a specific condition or a specific situation occurs.

For example, when the location-based service corresponds to 'find friend', the service requested from the user must be activated through a predetermined procedure. However, if the location-based service corresponds to the 'departure notification service', the service set by the user will have to be activated when an event occurs. That is, based on the location search target information and the departure range set by the user when requesting the 'exit notification service', the location management application 115a is activated to the user terminal 115 only when the location search target leaves the set area. The service is done.

On the other hand, the specific condition described above may be date or time information, which enables to service the current location for the location search target at a specific date or time. This can be applied appropriately in the appointment time.

In this way, the user terminal 115 enters the step S305, and performs the management information setting. The management information may be event setting information including information on a location search target person. Therefore, the user terminal 115 terminates the input of management information for performing the service together with the location-based service request. Thereafter, the location information providing server 111 enables the communication unit 201 to control to store the management information of the user flowing through the mobile communication network 117 or the Internet 101 into the database 109. .

In operation S307, the location information providing server 111 determines whether an event is set for the user terminal 115 based on the management information. The location information providing server 111 determines an event setting for the user terminal 115 based on the information set by the event manager 209. If an event is set to the event manager 209, the location information providing server 111 enters step S309 to determine whether a setting time for event progressing has been reached or whether a user request has been satisfied. Here, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the setting condition for the event is assumed to be date or time information. If the location information providing server 111 determines that the setting condition set by the user is satisfied, the location information providing server 111 enters step S311.

The location information providing server 111 operates the networking setting unit 205 to analyze a terminal network to transmit monitoring control information to a user terminal 115 currently connected. This identifies the network applied by the user terminal 115, and determines whether the CDMA mobile communication system is being used or whether the terminal is capable of TCP / IP and HTTP server functions. Here, the terminal capable of TCP / IP and HTTP server functions represents an Internet-only phone, and such a terminal may be a terminal capable of wireless Internet using a cellular phone, a PCS, a satellite DMB phone, or the like.

The location information providing server 111 receives the location data for the location search target in step S313. To this end, the location data generation unit 211 detects the location of the location search target terminal from a plurality of sectors divided by the communication coverage of the base station 107. That is, the position information of the corresponding sector is recognized through a base station algorithm (BSA) that stores data about the position of the base station 107. The base station 107 transmits the corresponding sector information (ID) in which the terminal corresponding to the location search target is located to the communication unit 201. The communication unit 201 provides the sector information ID to the position data generation unit 211. The position data generation unit 211 extracts position information corresponding to the sector information ID provided from the base station 107. The position information is data tabled as respective coordinate information corresponding to the sector information ID. The position data generator 211 extracts position data matching the sector information ID from the database 109.

In operation S315, the management controller 203 of the location information providing server 111 extracts geographic information from the database 109 based on the location data provided by the location data generation unit 211. The geographic information is graphic image information and is an electronic map of a predetermined range provided based on the position data. The management controller 203 transmits the geographic information to the user terminal 115.

The user terminal 115 receives the geographic information and stores it in an internal memory. In operation S317, the location management application 115a operates a display of geographic information stored in an internal memory. In operation S319, the location information providing server 111 transmits monitoring control information to the network determined by the networking setting unit 205. The monitoring control information is a start or block command of the location management application 115a for continuously collecting location information.

The monitoring control information may be transmitted through a short message (SMS) according to a network determined by the networking setting unit 205 and may be provided through a paging channel or an access channel used in a CDMA mobile communication system. In addition, when the user terminal 115 is a terminal capable of TCP / IP or HTTP server function, the user terminal 115 may be transmitted through a TCP / IP connection or an HTTP connection. The location management application 115a is activated based on the monitoring control information received through the network. In this case, the monitoring control information is provided in predetermined time units to reduce resources of the network.

In operation S321, the location information providing server 111 may be provided with an operation state of the location management application 115a from the user terminal 115. This can prevent a malfunction of the location management application 115a in advance, and determines whether the monitoring control information updated in real time is received by the user terminal 115. The location management application 115a continuously displays and controls the corresponding geographic information based on the monitoring control information received in a predetermined time unit. The location management application 115a maintains a display of the geographic information during the time interval of reception of the monitoring control information. The user terminal 115 may continuously watch the geographic information for the location-based service. In addition, in the present invention, the location information providing server 111 is interlocked with the user authentication unit 215 to prevent the privacy infringement of the location search target.

The user authentication unit 215 is for performing a location search authentication for the target location search target, it is possible to integrate the authentication of the user terminal and the location search target terminal based on a predetermined group, each of the individual terminals as necessary Authentication will be possible. Therefore, the user authentication unit 215 may determine whether to provide the location-based service according to the authentication result for the location search target.

As described above, the location management application control system and method of the terminal for providing location-based services according to the present invention, the location management is mounted to the user terminal based on the location data for the location search target transmitted from the location information providing server As the application is started, collection of location information is performed based on real-time location data of the location information providing server, thereby enhancing the effectiveness of the information.

In addition, the location data transmitted from the location information providing server is transmitted through a short message (SMS), a paging channel and an access channel, TCP / IP and HTTP according to the networking of the terminal has the effect of reducing system resources.

What has been described above is merely an embodiment of the present invention, and is not limited to the embodiment of the present invention, and as claimed in the following claims, without departing from the gist of the present invention, ordinary knowledge in the field to which the present invention belongs. Anyone having the technical spirit of the present invention to the extent that various changes can be made.

Claims (28)

In the network for providing location-based services, It includes a location information providing network for intermittently real-time providing the location data of the location search target terminal to a user terminal equipped with a location management application (Application) for receiving the location-based service, The location information providing network may include: a location information providing server configured to transmit real-time current location data of a location search target by a predetermined time unit, and to provide geographic information on location search target information set by a user based on the location data; A database for storing coordinate information, user information, location search target information, etc., for the location search target including the geographic information; A user terminal for updating and displaying geographic information corresponding to the location data based on the location-based application; And And a mobile communication network for exchanging data between the location information providing server and the user terminal. delete The base station controller (BSC) and the base station (BTS) according to claim 1, wherein the mobile communication network includes a switch (MSC) for performing terminal switching and data communication based on an IS-801 protocol with the location information providing server. Location management application control system of the terminal for providing a location-based service, characterized in that consisting of. The terminal of claim 1, wherein the mobile communication network comprises an internet and a packet data serving node (PDSN-Packet Data Serving Node) connected to the Internet and a base station controller (BSC). Location management application control system. The system of claim 1, wherein the user terminal is any one of a PCS, a cellular phone, a satellite DMB phone, and a PDA. The system of claim 1, wherein the location management application mounted as the user terminal is directly driven by a user. The location management application of claim 1, wherein the location management application mounted as the user terminal is automatically driven in response to the monitoring control information provided from the location information providing server. system. The method of claim 7, wherein the monitoring control information includes a start command for continuously starting the location management application during a reception time for the location data, and a block command for stopping the operation of the location management application. Location management application control system of the terminal for providing a location-based service. The system of claim 8, wherein the monitoring control information is transmitted to the user terminal through a short message. 10. The system of claim 8, wherein the monitoring control information is transmitted to the user terminal using a paging channel or an access channel applied in a CDMA mobile communication system. The system of claim 8, wherein the monitoring control information is transmitted to the user terminal based on a TCP / IP protocol or an HTTP protocol. 10. The system of claim 1, wherein the location management application is downloaded from the location information providing server to the user terminal when a location based service request is made by a user. The system of claim 1, wherein the operation state of the location management application is displayed through the user terminal. The system of claim 1, wherein the operation state of the location management application is provided in a background format and does not allow exposure to a user. The system of claim 1, wherein the operation state of the location management application is reported to and processed by the location information providing server through the mobile communication network. The system of claim 1, wherein the location management application is activated according to a specific condition set by a user. 17. The system of claim 16, wherein the specific condition is any one or more of a specific date or time information for starting a location management application. The apparatus of claim 3 or 4, wherein the location information providing server comprises: a communication unit configured to perform data communication through the mobile communication network or the Internet; A networking setting unit for selectively controlling an accessible network of the user terminal; An application activator for activating and controlling the location management application; An event manager for storing a specific condition set from the user terminal and notifying an event corresponding to the condition; A location data generation unit for extracting location data of a terminal of a location search target based on sector information of the base station; A geographic information extraction unit for extracting geographic information corresponding to the location data from the database; And It supports the communication protocol for each network set by the networking setting unit, performs the operation control of the application start unit based on the communication protocol setting for each network and the event setting data of the event management unit, and geographic information for the location search target terminal Location management application control system of a terminal for providing a location-based service, characterized in that consisting of a management control unit for controlling the transmission. 19. The apparatus of claim 18, further comprising a user authenticator configured to authenticate the user terminal and the user based on user information previously stored in the database, wherein the management controller is further configured based on an authentication result of the user authenticator. Location management application control system of a terminal for providing a location-based service, characterized in that for transmitting and controlling the geographic information for the location search target terminal. The network setting unit of claim 18, wherein the networking setting unit sets a short message (SMS), a paging channel or an access channel, a TCP / IP or an HTTP network based on the communication protocol for each network. Location management application control system of the terminal for providing a location-based service. In the network operation method for providing a location-based service, a) mounting a location management application for receiving the location-based service as a user terminal; b) starting control of the location management application according to a predetermined start command of the user terminal; c) providing intermittent real-time location data of a location search target terminal to the location management application; And and d) displaying geographic information based on the location data on the basis of the activation of the location management application. 22. The method of claim 21, wherein the location management application is directly driven by a user in step a). 22. The method of claim 21, wherein the location management application is automatically driven in response to the monitoring control information provided from the location information providing server in step a). . 24. The method of claim 23, wherein the monitoring control information is transmitted to the user terminal through a short message. 24. The method of claim 23, wherein the monitoring control information is transmitted to the user terminal using a paging channel or an access channel applied in a CDMA mobile communication system. . The method of claim 23, wherein the monitoring control information is transmitted to the user terminal based on a TCP / IP protocol or an HTTP protocol. The method of claim 21, wherein step b) comprises: b-1) inputting a predetermined specific condition for starting the location management application; b-2) receiving the start command when the specific condition is satisfied; And b-3) a method of controlling a location management application of a terminal for providing a location-based service, characterized in that the location management application is started. 28. The method of claim 27, wherein the specific condition is any one or more of specific date or time information for starting the location management application.

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