KR100685131B1 - Method for managing group of mobile phone using local area network - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention manages a plurality of portable terminals in a group formed by the server while performing short-range communication between the server and the portable terminal, and shares applications provided by the server.

The server transmits an invitation message to nearby portable terminals through short-range communication, and when the acceptance signal is received from the portable terminals in short-range communication according to the invitation message transmitted, the server joins the portable terminal to the group. When the participation request signal is received from the terminal through short-range communication, the server joins the portable terminal to the group, and the portable terminals joined to the group share an application provided by the server.

Mobile communication terminal, local area communication, server, group, application,

Description

Method for managing group of mobile terminals using local area network

1 is a view for explaining the outline of the group management method of the present invention.

Figure 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a server to which the group management method of the present invention is applied.

3 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a mobile communication terminal as a portable terminal to which the group management method of the present invention is applied as an example.

4 is a signal flow diagram illustrating an operation of sharing an application by inviting a plurality of portable terminals to a group managed by a server in the group management method of the present invention.

5 is a signal flow diagram illustrating an operation of another embodiment in which a plurality of portable terminals participate in a group managed by a server and share an application in the group management method of the present invention.

6 is a signal flow diagram showing the operation of leaving a specific participant in the group management method of the present invention.

7 is a signal flow diagram showing the operation of breaking a group in the group management method of the present invention.

The present invention relates to a portable terminal using a local area network that allows a plurality of portable terminals to share an application provided by a server by forming a group while performing a short range communication between a server and a plurality of portable terminals providing a predetermined application. It is about group management method.

With the development of communication technology, various near field communication technologies for wireless communication in the near field have been developed. Bluetooth is known as one of near field communication technologies. The Bluetooth has been continuously developed since version 1.0 was released as an official standard in July 1999. The maximum data rate is 1Mbps (the effective transmission rate considering packet headers is 433.9kbps in both directions and 723.2kbps in one direction). And the other direction is 57.6 kbps), and the transmission distance is within about 10 m when the transmission power is 1 mW, and the maximum transmission power is defined as 100 mW.

In addition, Bluetooth sets 79 channels with a bandwidth of 1MHz in 2.4000∼2.4835㎓ ISM (Industrial Scientific Medical) band that users can use without a license, and uses frequency hopping spread spectrum to about 1600 per second. Transmit data by changing channel about one time. As Bluetooth communication uses a frequency hopping method, data can be accurately transmitted even in a noisy wireless environment, and frequency interference is avoided by transmitting and receiving a predetermined packet and hoping at a frequency of a new channel. Therefore, Bluetooth communication hops faster than other systems operating in the same frequency band and can transmit data more stably using shorter packets.

In addition to the above-mentioned Bluetooth, various short-range communication technologies are known, including Zigbee, UWB (Ultra Wide Band), and wireless LAN (Local Area Network).

Fundamentally, short-range communication is intended to replace wired wireless, and the field of short-range communication is very wide, and it is expected that the field of use will continue to be expanded.

Such short-range communication technology is mounted on a mobile terminal, such as a mobile communication terminal, which is conveniently carried by a user, and does not provide a connection between a server providing a predetermined service and a portable terminal by wire, but by providing a short distance communication. The service can be received from the portable terminal. For example, a wired telephone network is connected to a server installed in each home or office, and a portable terminal and a server perform local area communication to provide a service for a user to make a telephone call to a wired telephone network through a server. have.

As near field communication technology is installed in portable terminals, various applications including games and chats that can be simultaneously performed by a plurality of portable terminals are continuously developed, and various applications are being developed. There is a need for managing a plurality of portable terminals.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a group management method of a portable terminal using a local area network that allows a server to form a group in an ad hoc network so that a plurality of portable terminals can share an application provided by the server. .

Another object of the present invention is to manage a group of portable terminals using a local area network that allows the server and the portable terminal to connect in a 1: 1 as well as 1: N form to share applications such as games or chats provided by the server. To provide a method.

An embodiment of a group management method of a portable terminal using a local area network of the present invention having the above object is that the server searches for nearby portable terminals in short-range communication and transmits an invitation message from the portable terminals according to the transmitted invitation message. When the acceptance signal is received through short-range communication, the server joins the portable terminal to the group, and the portable terminals joined to the group share an application provided by the server.

The invitation message may be transmitted when an invitation command is input from a command input unit, repeatedly transmitted at a preset time interval, or when the number of portable terminals currently joined to the group is checked, and the number of the checked messages is less than the set number. It is repeatedly transmitted at a preset time interval, and when the invitation message is transmitted, information on the application provided by the server may be transmitted together.

In another embodiment of the method for managing a group of portable terminals using a local area network of the present invention, the server determines whether the participation request signal is received from the portable terminal in the short range communication, and when the participation request signal is received, the server corresponds to the corresponding method. The mobile terminal is joined to a group, and the portable terminals joined to the group share an application provided by a server.

Before receiving the participation request signal, it is determined whether or not an information request signal for requesting information about an application provided by the server is received from the portable terminal, and when the information request signal is received, the application provided by the server. It is characterized by transmitting the information about the portable terminal.

The short-range communication is any one of Bluetooth communication, Zigbee communication, Ultra Wide Band (UWB) communication, or wireless local area network (LAN) communication, and joins the current group before joining the portable terminal to the group. And transmitting information about the portable terminals to the portable terminal to join the group, and transmitting information indicating the group joining of the portable terminals to join the group to the portable terminals joined to the group.

In addition, the present invention releases the short-range communication connection with the corresponding portable terminal when the exit request signal is received from a predetermined portable terminal participating in the group, and exits, and the other portable terminal currently participating in the group of the exited portable terminal It transmits the exit information, and determines whether the short-range communication connection with a predetermined portable terminal participating in the group is blocked, and when the short-range communication connection is blocked, release the short-range communication connection with the portable terminal and exit the group. Transmits the exit information of the exited portable terminal to a portable terminal joined to the terminal, determines whether an exit command is generated for a predetermined portable terminal participating in the group, and when the exit command occurs, Disconnects the local area network and exits, And transmitting the exit information of the exited portable terminal to the portable terminal joining the group.

The exit command is inputted from the command input unit or when the corresponding portable terminal causes an error in sharing of the application or is not satisfied with the sharing of the application, the controller generates and exits the portable terminal to exit before exiting the portable terminal. Characterized in that the notification.

In addition, the present invention, the control unit of the server determines whether a group teardown command is generated, when the group teardown command is generated to notify all of the portable terminals joined to the group of the breakdown of the group, the application after disconnecting the short-range communication connection The decommissioning command of the group may be generated when an input command is input from the command input unit, an application currently being provided is terminated, or a preset operating time elapses.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described in detail a group management method of a portable terminal using a local area network of the present invention.

1 is a view for explaining the outline of the group management method of the present invention. Here, reference numeral 100 denotes a server that provides a predetermined application and generates and manages a group of the provided application, and reference numeral 110 denotes a portable terminal such as a mobile communication terminal used by a plurality of users.

The server 100 and the plurality of portable terminals 110 are connected to each other by short-range communication, and the plurality of portable terminals 110 connected to the server 100 by short-range communication form a group, which the server 100 provides. Share your application. For example, a plurality of portable terminals 110 share an application such as a game or chat provided by the server 100.

2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a server to which the group management method of the present invention is applied. Here, reference numeral 200 denotes a control unit. The control unit 200 provides a predetermined application while controlling short-range communication with the plurality of portable terminals 110, and generates a group of applications to provide the plurality of portable terminals 110 to the application. Control to share.

Reference numeral 210 is a short range communication module for performing short range communication with the plurality of portable terminals 110. The short range communication module 210 may be configured of, for example, a Bluetooth module, a Zigbee module, an ultra wide band (UWB) module, a wireless local area network (LAN) module, and the like to perform short range communication with the portable terminal 110. Perform.

Reference numeral 220 is a command input unit for inputting a predetermined operation command to the controller 200 according to an operation of an administrator who manages the server 100.

Reference numeral 230 is a memory. The memory 230 stores an operation program performed by the controller 200 and a predetermined application program provided by the controller 200 in advance. In addition, the memory 230 stores predetermined data generated while the controller 200 operates.

Reference numeral 240 is a display unit for displaying a message generated while the controller 200 executes a predetermined program stored in the memory 230.

3 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a mobile communication terminal as a portable terminal to which the group management method of the present invention is applied. Here, reference numeral 300 denotes a wireless transceiver. The wireless transceiver 300 communicates with the base station through the antenna 301 and wirelessly transmits a voice signal that a user makes a phone call to each other.

Reference numeral 310 is a telephone call unit. The telephone call unit 310 outputs the voice signal received by the wireless transceiver 300 to the speaker 311 and transmits the user's voice signal input through the microphone 313 to the wireless transceiver 300. To allow the user to make a phone call.

Reference numeral 320 is a command input unit. The command input unit 320 includes a plurality of keys for inputting numeric and text information and function keys for setting various operation functions of the mobile communication terminal. In addition, the command input unit 320 includes predetermined function keys for executing an application provided by the server 100 while performing near field communication with the server 100 according to the group management method of the present invention.

Reference numeral 330 is a memory. The memory 330 stores programs for controlling general operations of the mobile communication terminal and programs for connecting the mobile communication terminal to the server 100 by performing short-range communication according to the group management method of the present invention. do. In addition, the memory 330 performs a function of storing predetermined data generated while executing a stored program. In addition, the memory 330 stores a short range communication address uniquely assigned to the short range communication module 340 to be described later, and user information such as a name and a nickname of a user input by manipulating the command input unit 320. .

Reference numeral 340 denotes a display unit. The display unit 340 displays various display data generated while the mobile communication terminal performs a telephone call or near field communication.

Reference numeral 350 is a short range communication module for performing short range communication with the server 100. The short-range communication module 350 is composed of a Bluetooth module, a Zigbee module, an ultra wide band (UWB) module, a wireless local area network (LAN) module, and the like in the same manner as the short-range communication module 210. And short-range communication. For example, the short-range communication modules 210 and 350 are all composed of a Bluetooth module, a Zigbee module, an ultra wide band (UWB) module, or a wireless local area network (LAN) module to perform short-range communication with each other. Perform.

Reference numeral 360 is a control unit for controlling the overall operation of the mobile communication terminal. The controller 350 controls the wireless transceiver 300 and the telephone call unit 310 according to an operation command of the command input unit 320 so that the user can make a phone call. In addition, the controller 360 controls the short-range communication module 350 to perform short-range communication with the server 100 and controls to execute a predetermined application provided by the server 100.

4 is a signal flow diagram illustrating an operation of sharing an application by inviting a plurality of portable terminals to a group managed by a server in the group management method of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 400, the control unit 200 of the server 100 determines whether an invitation command for inviting the portable terminals 110 to the group occurs. Here, the generation of the invitation command may be generated by the administrator of the server 100 by operating the command input unit 220, or the invitation command may be generated in a predetermined period of the control unit 200. In addition, the controller 200 checks the number of the mobile terminals 110 currently participating in the group, and if the check result is less than the preset number of the mobile terminals 110 participating in the group, the invitation command may be generated at a predetermined cycle. have.

When the invitation command is generated, the controller 200 controls the short range communication module 210 in step 402 to search for the portable terminals 110 located near the server 100 through short range communication. That is, the short range communication module 210 performs short range communication with the short range communication module 350 of the portable terminals 110. In this case, the controller 200 performs a near field communication with the portable terminals 110, and a short range communication address uniquely assigned to the portable terminal 110, and a user of the portable terminal 110 contacts the portable terminal 110. Information of the user input in advance is acquired.

When the portable terminals 110 located in the vicinity of the server 100 are searched for in step 402, in step 404, the control unit 200 transmits the portable terminal together with information about a predetermined application that is currently being performed. The invitation message for inviting the 110 is transmitted to the portable terminals 110 through the short range communication module 220.

The invitation message for inviting the predetermined application information and the portable terminal 110 transmitted by the short-range communication module 220 is received by the short-range communication module 350 of the portable terminal 110 and input to the controller 360. The controller 360 displays the information introducing the received application on the display unit 340 so that the user can confirm the information and then decides whether to accept the invitation of the group.

When the user of the portable terminal 110 accepts the invitation of the group, the controller 360 generates an acceptance signal for accepting the invitation of the group, and the generated acceptance signal is sent to the server 100 through the short-range communication module 350. Transmitted by the short-range communication module 210, it is input to the control unit 200.

The control unit 200 of the server 100 determines the reception of the acceptance signal in step 406, and transmits the sharing information of the group to the mobile terminal 110 through the short-range communication module 220 in step 408. do. That is, information on the portable terminals 110 currently participating in the group and the current state information of the group are transmitted to the portable terminals 110.

The sharing information of the transmitting group is received by the short-range communication module 350 of the portable terminal 110 and input to the controller 360. The controller 360 displays the sharing information of the received group on the display unit 340. Allow the user to check.

In the next step 410, the control unit 200 to check the information of the new participants by transmitting the information of the mobile terminal 110 newly participating in the existing participating mobile terminals 110 participating in the current group. In step 412, the existing mobile terminals 110 share the application of the group with the newly participating mobile terminals 110, and the mobile terminals 110 participating in the group are provided by the application of the group. Allows you to play games or chat.

5 is a signal flow diagram illustrating an operation of another embodiment in which a plurality of portable terminals 110 share an application in a group managed by the server 100 in the group management method of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 500, the control unit 200 of the server 100 performs a short range communication with the portable terminal 110 while performing a short range communication with the module 100 for an application currently performed by the server 100. It is determined whether an information request signal for requesting information is received.

When the information request signal is received as a result of the determination in step 500, the control unit 200 transmits the information about the application being performed by the server 100 to the portable terminal (210) through the short-range communication module 210 in step 504. 110).

The information on the transmitting application is received by the short-range communication module 350 of the portable terminal 110 and then input to the controller 360 to be displayed on the display unit 340. The user of the portable terminal 110 can display the display unit 340. After confirming the application information displayed on the) to determine whether to participate in the group, and when joining the control unit 360 generates a group participation request signal to transmit to the server 100 through the short-range communication module 350 do. In this case, when the user of the mobile terminal 110 knows information about an application executed in the server 100 in advance, the participation request signal is not immediately transmitted without transmitting an information request signal for requesting application information in the step 500. Can also be transmitted.

In the next step 504, the controller 200 determines whether the participation request signal is received through the short-range communication module 210. When the participation request signal is received as a result of the determination of step 504, in step 506, the sharing information of the group is transmitted to the mobile terminals 110 through the short-range communication module 220 to the user of the mobile terminal 110. To check the sharing information of the group, and in step 508, the control unit 200 transmits information of the mobile terminal 110 newly participating in the existing participating mobile terminals 110 participating in the group. In order to check the information of the new participant, the mobile terminal 110 participating in the group by sharing the application of the group with the existing participating mobile terminal 110 and the newly participating portable terminal 110 in step 510 ) Allow each other to play a game or chat provided by the group's application.

6 is a signal flow diagram showing an operation of removing a specific participant in the group management method of the present invention. As shown in the drawing, the control unit 200 of the server 100 joins a group in step 600 from a predetermined portable terminal 110 sharing an application. It is determined whether or not it is received through the module 210, and in step 602, it is determined whether or not a short-range communication with a predetermined portable terminal 110 that is participating in a group and sharing an application occurs. . That is, the short range communication module 210 of the server 100 has a limited communication area capable of performing short range communication at a predetermined distance, and the user of the portable terminal 110 has a short range communication module 210 of the server 100. When the short-range communication is blocked when the user leaves the communication area, the controller 200 determines whether there is a portable terminal 110 that the short-range communication is blocked out of the communication area of the short-range communication module 210.

As a result of the determination of step 600, when the exit request signal is received from the portable terminal 110 or when the portable terminal 110 in which the short-range communication is blocked in step 602 occurs, the controller 200 in step 608. Release the short-range communication connection with the portable terminal 110, and in step 610 informs the information of the exited portable terminal 110 to the portable terminal 110 participating in the current group and performing a predetermined application The user of the portable terminal 110 participating in the group is notified.

In addition, when a predetermined portable terminal 110 participating in a group and sharing an application causes an error in sharing the application or is not satisfied with the sharing of the application, the portable terminal 110 can be forcibly evicted. 200 determines whether an exit command of the predetermined portable terminal 110 occurs in step 604. The exit command is generated by the administrator of the server 100 by operating the command input unit 220 or the controller 200 continuously monitors the portable terminals 110 so that an error occurs in the sharing of the application or satisfies the sharing of the application. It can happen automatically if you fail to do so.

When the exit command of the predetermined portable terminal 110 occurs as a result of the determination of step 604, the control unit 200 transmits the group to the corresponding portable terminal 110 through the short range communication module 210 in step 606. After notifying the exit, in step 608, the short-range communication connection with the corresponding mobile terminal 110 is released, and in step 610, the mobile terminal 110 joins the current group and performs a predetermined application. Information of the portable terminal 110 is notified to inform the user of the portable terminal 110 currently participating in the group.

7 is a signal flow diagram showing an operation of breaking up a group in the group management method of the present invention. As shown in the drawing, the control unit 200 determines whether a dismantling command of the group occurs. The dismantling command of the group may be input by an administrator of the server 100 by operating the command input unit 220. In addition, the dismantling command of the group may be performed by the control unit 200 according to a predetermined option such that an application currently being executed by the server 100 is terminated or a set operating time elapses while the operating time of the server 100 is preset. ) May occur.

When the dismantling command of the group is generated as a result of the determination of the step 700, the control unit 200 notifies the dissolution of the group through short-range communication to all the portable terminals 110 currently participating in the group in step 702. In step 704, the short-range communication with all the portable terminals 110 is released and the application ends in step 706.

On the other hand, while the present invention has been shown and described with respect to specific preferred embodiments, various modifications and changes of the present invention without departing from the spirit or field of the invention provided by the claims below It can be easily understood by those skilled in the art.

As described in detail above, in the present invention, a server forms a group and manages a plurality of portable terminals so that users of the plurality of portable terminals can play a predetermined game with each other according to a predetermined application provided by the server under the management of the server. You can chat and so on.

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delete delete delete delete delete Determining, by the server, whether an information request signal for requesting information about the application is received from the portable terminal; Transmitting information about an application that a server can provide to the portable terminal when the information request signal is received; Determining, by the server, whether a participation request signal is received from the portable terminal; Joining the portable terminal to the group by the server when the participation request signal is received; And A method for managing a group of portable terminals using a local area network, comprising the steps of sharing the application among the portable terminals joined to the group. delete 7. The method of claim 6, wherein the near field communication is selected from the group consisting of: A group management method of a portable terminal using a local area network, characterized in that any one of Bluetooth communication, Zigbee communication, Ultra Wide Band (UWB) communication or wireless local area network (LAN) communication. 7. The method of claim 6, further comprising: prior to joining the portable terminal to a group; Transmitting information about portable terminals currently joined to the group to the portable terminal to join the group; And And transmitting information indicating the group joining of the portable terminals to be joined to the groups to the portable terminals joined to the group. The method of claim 6, Releasing the short-range communication connection with the portable terminal when the exit request signal is received from a predetermined portable terminal participating in the group; And And transmitting the exit information of the exited portable terminal to another portable terminal that is currently participating in a group. The method of claim 6, Determining whether a short-range communication connection with a predetermined portable terminal participating in the group is blocked; Releasing the short-range communication connection with the corresponding portable terminal when the short-range communication connection is cut off and exiting the mobile terminal; And And transmitting the exit information of the exited portable terminal to the portable terminal that is currently joined to the group. The method of claim 6, Determining whether an exit command is generated for a predetermined portable terminal participating in the group; When the exit command occurs, releasing the short-range communication connection with the portable terminal to exit; And And transmitting the exit information of the exited portable terminal to the portable terminal that is currently joined to the group. 13. The system of claim 12, wherein the exit order is; Group management method for a portable terminal using a local area network, characterized in that the input from the command input unit. 13. The system of claim 12, wherein the exit order is; And a controller is generated when the portable terminal causes an error in sharing the application or is not satisfied with the sharing of the application. 13. The method of claim 12, further comprising: prior to leaving the portable terminal; And notifying the exit of the portable terminal to be exited. The method of claim 6, Determining, by the controller of the server, whether a group breakup command is generated; And When the group breakup command is generated, the portable terminal using the local area network, further comprising notifying all of the portable terminals joining the group to break up the group, releasing the short-range communication connection and terminating the application. Group management method of terminal. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein the group tear down command; A method for managing a group of portable terminals using a local area network, which is generated when an input from a command input unit, an application currently being provided, is terminated, or a preset operating time elapses.

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