KR100692635B1 - Method and device for providing zone based service according to location of mobile terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

A zone-based service supply method in accordance with a mobile terminal location and a device thereof are provided to obtain location information corresponding to a base station of an accessing mobile terminal by setting a service zone, without tracking a location of the terminal which will supply a service. A service zone for providing a service is set(210). Signal messages coming into an MSC(Mobile Switching Center) are captured, and zone information and ID information of a mobile terminal are received from a terminal location detector for filtering a signal message which contains zone information of the random mobile terminal among the signal messages(220). It is decided whether the terminal enters the service zone, by using the zone information(230). If so, preset particular information is provided to the terminal by using the ID information of the terminal(240,250).

Description

Method and device for providing region-based service according to mobile terminal location {method and device for providing zone based service according to location of mobile terminal}

1 is a schematic diagram showing an overall system for providing a region-based service according to the location of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a diagram illustrating a process of providing a region-based push type service in a region-based service server according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

3 is an exemplary diagram for explaining a process of providing a region-based push type service according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a view showing a setting table according to an embodiment of the present invention.

5 is a diagram illustrating a process of providing a region based push type service in a region based service server according to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

6 is an information providing history table according to an embodiment of the present invention.

7 is a diagram illustrating a process of providing a location based derivative service based on a region in a service server according to an embodiment of the present invention.

8 is a functional block diagram showing the configuration according to the function of the region-based service server according to an embodiment of the present invention.

<Description of the symbols for the main parts of the drawings>

10: mobile terminal

110: base station

120: base station controller

130: exchanger

150: terminal position detection device

160: region-based service server

170a, 170b, ..., 170n: Affiliate Server

The present invention relates to a service according to a location of a mobile terminal, and more particularly, to a method and apparatus for providing a location based service according to a location of a mobile terminal.

Recently, many attempts have been made to provide arbitrary services or advertisements to mobile terminals such as mobile phones and personal digital assistants (PDAs) using information on the location of the mobile terminals.

In the mobile terminal's location-based service, such as friend search, which is currently provided, the service providing server must directly track the location of the mobile terminal in order to provide the service. The service providing server may directly track the location of the mobile terminal, or the separate location information providing server may track the location information of the mobile terminal.

The service providing server or the location information providing server may obtain a location information of the mobile terminal by querying a location register such as a home location register (HLR) or a visitor location register (VLR). In addition, the service providing server sends a location information request message to an exchange or the like to obtain more detailed location information (for example, cell-based location information according to triangulation, location information using a GPS receiver provided in a mobile terminal). It also tracks the location of the mobile terminal by sending it.

The service according to the location tracking of the mobile terminal according to the prior art as described above is suitable for tracking the location of a small number of mobile terminals, but if a large number of mobile terminal location information is tracked, the load of the network may be generated. There is a big problem that can be. That is, since it is necessary to track the location of all mobile terminals to provide a service, a lot of load may be generated in the location register, the exchange and the base station.

The location-based service method according to the related art is suitable for identifying a location of a target user that a user applies for, such as a friend search service, but target marketing for providing a specific advertisement to a mobile terminal user accessing a specific location, or It is inappropriate to provide a service based on the location of a zone-based mobile terminal, such as providing a service according to whether or not a preset subscriber has accessed the area.

Accordingly, the present invention has been made to solve the above-described problem, and provides a service according to a mobile terminal location capable of acquiring a large amount of mobile terminal location information according to service coverage of an exchange without generating a load on the mobile communication network. It is an object of the present invention to provide a method and apparatus.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a method and apparatus for providing a region based service according to a location of a mobile terminal for providing various services based on a predetermined region.

In addition, the present invention provides notification information on entry or departure of a predetermined area of the other mobile terminal to the mobile terminal subscribed to the service, so that the other mobile terminal is located in a specific location of the mobile terminal that can inform whether or not it is located in a specific area. Another object of the present invention is to provide a method and apparatus for providing region-based service.

Other objects of the present invention will become more apparent through the preferred embodiments described below.

According to a first aspect of the present invention for achieving the above object, in the region-based service providing method in a region-based service server combined with a terminal location detection device, setting a service zone for providing a service step; The area information and the identification information of the mobile terminal are captured from a terminal location detecting device which captures a signal message flowing into the exchange and filters the signal message including the area information of any mobile terminal among the signal messages. Receiving; Determining whether the mobile terminal has entered the service zone using the area information; And providing the predetermined specific information to the mobile terminal using identification information of the mobile terminal when the mobile terminal enters the service zone as a result of the determination.

The setting of the service zone may include receiving zone information for providing a service from an affiliate company server; Converting the zone information into area information according to a base station of a corresponding area; And setting the service zone to correspond to the converted area information.

The method may further include storing an information providing history of the history of providing the specific information to the mobile terminal.

The area information may be one of GPS information, base station-based triangulation information, SID, NID, BSC_ID, BTS_ID, and SECTOR_ID.

The providing of the specific information to the mobile terminal may include identifying a location of the mobile terminal after a predetermined time to determine whether the mobile terminal continues to be located in the service zone.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a region-based service providing method in a region-based service server combined with a terminal location detecting device, the method comprising: setting a service zone and a service target according to a subscriber; Receiving identification information and the area information of the mobile terminal from the terminal location detecting apparatus, which has captured the signal message flowing into the exchange and extracts the area information of any mobile terminal; Determining whether the mobile terminal is the service target by using identification information of the mobile terminal; Determining whether to provide a service by using the region information and the service zone when the mobile terminal is the service target; And transmitting a notification message according to the determination result to a predetermined subscriber station.

Here, the notification message may include map information reflecting the local information.

In addition, the service zone may be set to correspond to the base station according to the region where the specific mobile terminal is located. In addition, the service zone may be set to correspond to the coverage of the corresponding base station.

In the first and second aspects, the signal message flowing into the exchange includes a location registration signal message for registering a location of the mobile terminal in a location register, a message received when the mobile terminal establishes a call, and The mobile terminal may be any one of messages received when the mobile terminal transmits or receives a text or multimedia message.

In addition, the terminal location detection device may capture all messages flowing into the exchange.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, an apparatus for providing an area-based service in combination with a terminal location detecting device, the apparatus comprising: a storage unit for storing a set service zone and corresponding specific information; Information for receiving the area information and the identification information of the mobile terminal from a terminal location detecting device that captures a signal message flowing into the exchange and filters the signal message including the area information of any mobile terminal among the signal messages. Receiving unit; A controller which determines whether the mobile terminal has entered the service zone using the area information; And a sending unit which provides the specific information to the mobile terminal using the identification information of the mobile terminal under the control of the controller.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, an apparatus for providing region-based services in combination with a terminal location detecting apparatus, the apparatus comprising: a storage unit for storing information about a service zone set by a subscriber, a service object, and a subscriber terminal; Information for receiving the area information and the identification information of the mobile terminal from a terminal location detecting device that captures a signal message flowing into the exchange and filters the signal message including the area information of any mobile terminal among the signal messages. Receiver information receiver; A control unit for determining whether the area information corresponds to the service zone when the mobile terminal is the service target; And a sending unit which transmits a notification message to the subscriber station under the control of the controller.

In the third and fourth aspects, the service zone may be set to correspond to the coverage of the base station.

The signal message flowing into the exchange may include a location registration signal message for registering a location of the mobile terminal in a location register, a message received when the mobile terminal establishes a call, and a text or multimedia message. It may be any one of the messages received when transmitting or receiving.

In addition, the terminal position detection device may be characterized in that to capture all the messages flowing into the exchange.

In the fourth aspect, the service zone may be set to correspond to a base station according to an area where a specific mobile terminal is located.

Hereinafter, a method and apparatus for providing a region based service according to a location of a mobile terminal according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Corresponding components are given the same reference numerals and redundant description thereof will be omitted.

1 is a configuration diagram schematically showing an entire system for providing a region based service according to a mobile terminal location according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, the entire system includes a mobile terminal 10, a base station 110, a base station controller 120, a switch 130, a terminal location detecting device 150, a region-based service server 160, and a partner server. (170a, 170b, ..., 170n-or less, 170).

The base station (BTS) 110, the base station controller (BSC) 120, and the switch (PCX, 130) shown in the drawings are based on a code division multiple access (CDMA) network, a wideband code division multiple access (WCDMA) network and GSM. It is obvious that corresponding components of a mobile communication network such as a global system for mobile communication may be equally applicable.

The terminal location detecting apparatus 150 extracts a message including the location information of any mobile terminal 10 among the messages flowing into the exchange 130, and includes a service target including identification information and location information of the mobile terminal. It performs a function of providing mobile terminal information to the region based service server 160. Therefore, it is preferable that one terminal position detecting device 150 is provided for each exchange 130.

The terminal location detecting apparatus 150 may capture all messages coming into the exchange 130 and filter a message including a preset specific format or specific information (location information of the mobile terminal) among the captured messages ( filtering) to provide the service target mobile terminal information in a predetermined format to the region-based service server 160.

For example, a message for registering the location of the mobile terminal from the base station 110 to a location register such as an HLR or a VLR (at least one of a base station ID, a base station controller ID, a sector ID, and the like and the mobile terminal identification information) For example, a phone number, a mobile identification number (MIN), etc.) may be included in the exchange 130, the terminal location detecting apparatus 150 may predetermine the captured message as service target mobile terminal information. Converted to a format provided to the region-based service server 160.

That is, the terminal location detecting apparatus 150 captures all messages flowing into the exchange 130 through the base station 110, the base station controller 120, and the like, and outputs a message including the location information of any of the mobile terminals. To filter.

The message including the location information of the mobile terminal and flowing into the exchange 130 may be, for example, a location registration message and a call setup message as described above. The mobile terminal 10 is for powering on or off or from time to time to register the location information of the mobile terminal 10 with a location register such as an HLR or VLR via the base station 110 and the exchange 130. Send a location registration signal message (power on registration, power off registration, timer based registration, etc.). Accordingly, the terminal location detecting apparatus 150 may filter the message including the location information of the mobile terminal 10 and provide the filtered message to the region-based service server 160. In addition, even when the mobile terminal 10 transmits or receives a call, there may be a message including location information of the mobile terminal 10 among messages transmitted and received between the base station 110 and the exchange 130 according to the call setup. have. Accordingly, the terminal location detecting apparatus 150 may filter and provide a message for setting a call including the location information of an arbitrary mobile terminal to the region-based service server 160. In addition to the location information in the location registration signal message and the location information included in the message for call establishment, the terminal location detection apparatus 150 may send / receive a message such as a short message service (SMS) message or a multimedia message service (MMS) message. All messages including location information of the mobile terminal 10 may be filtered to provide the service target mobile terminal information including the location information of the mobile terminal 10 to the region-based service server 160.

Here, the location information of the mobile terminal 10 acquired by the terminal location detecting apparatus 150 may be location information according to coverage of the base station 110 in units of cells. That is, the base station 110 may be a service area capable of providing a communication service, and more specifically, may be a sector unit or the like. Therefore, any mobile terminal location information included in the service target mobile terminal information may be a system identifier (SID), a network identifier (NID), a BSC_ID, a BTS_ID, a SECTOR_ID, or the like. The location information of the mobile terminal 10 used in the present invention is base station (or sector) information (base station ID) that covers the area where the mobile terminal 10 is located, not location information according to latitude or longitude. . The base station information which the terminal position detecting apparatus 150 according to the present invention recognizes and extracts as the position information of any mobile terminal 10 from the signal message flowing into the exchange 130 will be referred to as "region information" hereinafter. .

In summary, the terminal location detecting apparatus 150 filters all the local information such as SID, NID, BSC_ID, BTS_ID, SECTOR_ID and mobile terminal identification information in the signal message flowing into the exchange 130, and then filters all of the mobile terminal in the message. The identification information and the region information are provided to the region-based service server 160 as the service target mobile terminal information.

Of course, the terminal location detecting device 150 includes a message including the GPS location information by the GPS receiver mounted on the mobile terminal 10, the triangulation location information by triangulation method through the base station 110, and the like. Naturally, the location information may be acquired as the local information when the data flows into the network. Hereinafter, the case of using the region information based on the base station information will be described.

The region-based service server 160 uses the region-based service according to the present invention by using mobile terminal identification information (for example, phone number, MIN) and region information of the service target mobile terminal information received from the terminal location detecting apparatus 150. The mobile terminal 10 performs a function of providing a specific service according to the location.

The services based on the location of the region-based mobile terminal 10 according to the present invention may be classified into two types, a push type service and a location based derivative service.

The push type service sets a specific area as a service zone and sends SMS (short) to specific information (for example, advertisement of a specific company, event information, etc.) preset by the mobile terminal 10 entering the service zone. It is provided through data communication using a message service, a multimedia message service (MMS), or an IP address. That is, the region-based service server 160 establishes a service zone in association with the affiliate company server 170 and provides specific information received from the affiliate company server 170 to the mobile terminal 10 entering the service zone. Can be. Specific information provided to the mobile terminal 10 may include advertisements, coupons, mileage, gift certificates, and the like. For example, when a region A is set as a service zone, a target marketing service for providing an advertisement of a company B preset to the mobile terminal 10 entering A may be provided.

The location-based derivative service is to provide the corresponding information to the mobile terminal 10 subscribed to the service as the mobile terminal 10 previously registered in the service zone enters or leaves the service zone. For example, if a subscriber A registers mobile terminal 10 B as a friend to be serviced and sets C region as a service zone, when mobile terminal 10 B enters or leaves C, subscriber A receives information. Is to transmit to the mobile terminal 10. That is, the location-based derivative service is to provide the subscriber's subscriber terminal with the entry and / or departure of the mobile terminal 10 which is a service target registered in advance in the service zone set by the subscriber. Therefore, when the location-based service server 160 receives the identification information and the area information of any mobile terminal 10 from the terminal location detecting apparatus 150, whether the service zone in which the corresponding place is set exists and the mobile terminal ( 10 may determine whether there is a registered subscriber and provide a region based service using the region information of the registered mobile terminal 10 accordingly. As an example of the location-based derivative service, a friend arrival notification service indicating whether the mobile terminal 10 registered as a service target has entered the service zone, a mobile terminal 10 of an infant / elderly person such as a child and a parent As a registration, there may be an infant / elderly peace of mind service for informing whether or not to leave the service zone.

In particular, in a location-based derivative service, not only a fixed area but also a dynamic location, such as an area in which a specific mobile terminal 10 is located, may be set as a service zone. That is, when the subscriber station is set as the service zone, the region-based service server 160 may recognize the base station corresponding to the region where the subscriber station is located as the service zone and provide the corresponding service. As an example, in order to facilitate the explanation, when a mobile terminal 10 (subscriber terminal) that subscribes to a friend arrival notification service is set as a service zone, the mobile terminal 10 (subscriber terminal) subscribed to a friend is covered by the coverage of the base station corresponding to the area where the subscribed subscriber terminal is located. When a pre-registered mobile terminal 10 approaches, a notification message for this may be provided to the subscriber terminal. Of course, it is natural that the feature mobile terminal designated by the subscriber can be set as the service zone in addition to the subscriber terminal.

The affiliate company server 170 establishes a service zone in association with the region-based service server 160 and provides specific information such as advertisements and coupons for providing to the mobile terminal 10 entering the service zone. Provided at 160.

Hereinafter, the region-based service server 160 provides a service based on the location of the region-based mobile terminal 10 according to the present invention by using the region information of the mobile terminal 10 received from the terminal location detection apparatus 150. The process will be explained.

2 is a diagram illustrating a process of providing a region-based push type service in a region based service server according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a region based push type service according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. Figure 4 is an exemplary view for explaining the process of providing, Figure 4 is a diagram showing a setting table according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 5 is a region-based in the region-based service server according to another embodiment of the present invention 6 is a diagram illustrating a process of providing a push type service of FIG. 6, and FIG. 6 is an information providing history table according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2, in step 210, the region-based service server 160 establishes a service zone in association with the recruited affiliated company server 170. In other words, when the recruited affiliate companies request a region to provide a service, the region-based service server 160 sets the region as a service zone corresponding to the affiliate company. Here, the region-based service server 160 may convert zone information according to a region for setting a service zone received from the affiliate server 170 into cell-based location information. That is, when the zone information received from the partner company server 170 is information such as a general area name or a building name, the area-based service server 160 sets the location information according to the coverage of the base station corresponding to the area as the service zone. do. Of course, the coverage of the plurality of base stations may be set to the service zone, and may be a sector unit as described above.

Referring to FIG. 3, the affiliated company 310 registers an affiliated store through a network using an affiliated server 170 and transmits information on a location for setting a service zone to the regional based service server 160 when registering an affiliated store. Can provide. As shown in the figure, a separate registration server 190 for registering a merchant of an affiliate company 310 may be further provided in the entire system.

The region based service server 160 may store the set service zone in the form of a configuration table of FIG. 4. As a service zone described in the configuration table, a base station ID (BTS_ID) is used as an embodiment. As described above, any one or more of a base station controller ID, a sector ID, and a combination thereof may be used. In addition, as shown in the setting table illustrated in FIG. 4, a plurality of service zones and a plurality of specific information according to one affiliate company may be set.

Referring back to FIG. 2, in step 220, the region-based service server 160 determines whether to receive service target mobile terminal information including arbitrary mobile terminal information and region information from the terminal location detecting apparatus 150. If so, in step 230 the area based service server 160 determines whether the mobile terminal 10 has entered the set service zone using the area information. That is, referring to FIG. 3, the area based service server 160 recognizes the mobile terminal 10 located in the preset service zone 330 by using the information received from the terminal location detecting apparatus 150.

Referring back to FIG. 2, when the mobile terminal 10 enters the service zone as a result of determination, in step 340, the region-based service server 160 identifies specific advertisements, shopping information, coupons, etc. corresponding to the service zone. In step 350, the information is extracted and transmitted to the mobile terminal 10 using a message transmission method such as SMS and MMS or a data transmission method using an IP address.

Accordingly, the mobile terminal 10 may acquire information on advertisements, events, and the like for affiliated companies located near the user, thereby realizing more effective target marketing for the affiliated companies. An example of specific information received by the mobile terminal 10 is shown in FIG. 3 (reference numeral 350).

Here, in order to provide specific information to the mobile terminal 10 entering the service zone according to the push type service, it is preferable to obtain consent for the service from the user of the mobile terminal 10 in advance. That is, the area-based service server 160 determines whether the mobile terminal 10 has a service agreement in advance using information on the mobile terminal 10 received from the terminal location detecting apparatus 150. May be further included.

In addition, when the user of the mobile terminal 10 passes through the service zone by using a vehicle, it may be meaningless to provide specific information according to the service zone to the mobile terminal 10. Therefore, the area-based service server 160 preliminarily only receives information about the mobile terminal 10 located in the service zone from the terminal location detecting apparatus 150 more than once within a predetermined time (for example, 30 minutes). It is desirable to provide the specified specific information to the mobile terminal 10. Of course, when the mobile terminal 10 located in the service zone recognizes that the mobile terminal 10 located in the service zone is located in another area within the predetermined time, the area based service server 160 may not provide the corresponding specific information.

In addition, in order to determine whether the user of the mobile terminal 10 passes through the service zone or stays in the zone by using a vehicle or the like, the region-based service server 160 may determine a predetermined time after the mobile terminal 10 is detected. For example, after 5 minutes), the location of the mobile terminal 10 may be checked again to determine whether the mobile terminal 10 is still in the service zone. The location check can be sent as a result of the response by sending a location confirmation signal message to the mobile terminal 10. Of course, it is also possible to check the location by tracking the location of the mobile terminal 10. Accordingly, the region-based service server 160 may determine whether the mobile terminal 10 is a simple passage or stays in the zone based on the difference information and the time interval information between the initial location information and the newly confirmed location information.

In addition, when the region-based service server 160 receives specific information about the same mobile terminal 10 again from the terminal location detecting apparatus 150 after providing predetermined information to the mobile terminal 10 located in the service zone. It is preferable to store the information providing history (see FIG. 6) so that the same specific information is not provided to the mobile terminal 10.

An embodiment thereof will be described with reference to FIG. 5. Steps 410 to 430 may be performed in the same manner as steps 210 to 230 according to FIG. 2.

In operation 440, the region-based service server 160 inquires the information providing history according to the corresponding mobile terminal 10. An information providing history table is shown in FIG. The region-based service server 160 may update the information providing history whenever receiving new service target mobile terminal information, and delete information that has passed a predetermined time (for example, three hours).

Referring back to FIG. 5, if the information providing history is not registered, the regional service server 160 recognizes that the mobile terminal 10 first enters the service zone and enters the information providing history at step 450. Update the number of times and go to step 420.

Alternatively, if the mobile terminal 10 has already entered the service zone as a result of inquiring the information providing history and has not yet provided the specific information according to the service zone, in step 452, the region-based service server 160 provides the information. Provided to the mobile terminal 10.

Or, if the information provision history is inquired and the specific information according to the service zone has already been provided to the mobile terminal 10, the flow proceeds to step 420. Here, according to another embodiment, a plurality of specific information (for example, advertisements and event information) may be designated in the service zone, and in this case, different information (for example, advertisements) than the information (for example, advertisements) provided. For example, the event information may be provided to the mobile terminal 10.

In addition to the embodiment using the information providing history described above, the region-based service server 160, as described above, in order to determine whether the mobile terminal 10 entering the service zone is still in the service zone after a predetermined time, You can also check the location of (10).

Hereinafter, a process of providing a location based derivative service will be described.

7 is a diagram illustrating a process of providing a location-based derived service based on a region in a service server according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In describing the location-based derivative service with reference to FIG. 7, a friend arrival notification service will be described as an example for convenience of description.

Referring to FIG. 7, in step 510, the region-based service server 160 sets a service zone. As described above, the service zone according to the location-based derivative service may be set by the subscriber subscribed to the service, and the area according to the moving object such as the mobile terminal 10 may be set as well as the general area.

Accordingly, the region-based service server 160 sets service zones, subscriber identification information (for example, mobile terminal telephone numbers, MINs, and the like) and service target information on the mobile terminal 10 registered as a service target. Of course, the step of obtaining consent from the mobile terminal 10 registered as a service target according to the service provision may be included. In addition, the service target information does not necessarily need to be a mobile terminal telephone number, but may also be condition information for determining whether or not the mobile terminal provided with the region information is a service target. For example, when a "female subscriber" is set as a service target, it may be determined as a service target when the subscriber of the mobile terminal is a female. Of course, the mobile terminal subscriber should have a consent for disclosing personal information for judging gender.

According to the friend arrival notification service, the service subscriber may set his mobile terminal 10 as a service zone and friend A as a service target.

In operation 520, the region-based service server 160 determines whether the terminal location detecting apparatus 150 receives information about the mobile terminal 10 including the region information. In operation 530, the region-based service server 160 receives the information on the mobile terminal 10. ) Is determined as a service target. For example, when the mobile terminal 10 according to the information received from the terminal location detecting apparatus 150 is A set as a service target, the region-based service server 160 recognizes that the mobile terminal 10 is a service target. .

In operation 540, the region-based service server 160 recognizes a service type according to the service target. That is, the mobile terminal 10 recognizes a service type set by a subscriber registered as a service target. For example, the region-based service server 160 may recognize that a friend arrival notification service is set. Of course, when the location based service server 160 provides one location based derivative service, step 540 may be omitted.

In operation 550, the region-based service server 160 determines whether to provide a service using a service zone preset in operation 510 and regional information of the mobile terminal 10 according to the corresponding service. That is, the region-based service server 160 determines whether A, which is a service target, has entered the service zone. Here, if the service zone is set to correspond to the subscriber station and dynamically changes, the region-based service server 160 should store the region information of the subscriber station set as the service zone. That is, the region based service server 160 may recognize the region information of the most recently received subscriber station as the service zone. Of course, the step of tracking location information of the mobile terminal set as the service zone by the region-based service server 160 may be performed before step 550.

If it is determined that the service is to be provided, in step 560, the region-based service server 160 transmits a notification message corresponding to the corresponding service to the registered subscriber station. That is, the region-based service server 160 may transmit the message "A has arrived at the region designated by the customer" to the mobile terminal 10 of the subscriber.

An infant / elderly relief service that may be performed by another of the location-based derivative services may also be performed similarly to the friend arrival notification service described above. However, according to the Infant / Elderly Assured Service, if the registered service target has left the service zone, the subscriber terminal "A has moved away from the area you specified." Messages can be sent.

Here, the notification message may include map information reflecting the location of the mobile terminal 10 that is a service target.

Similar to the push-type service, the location-based derivative service preferably provides the service only when the terminal location detecting apparatus 150 receives the information about the mobile terminal 10 corresponding to the service zone more than once. In addition, the region-based service server 160 preferably stores the information providing history so as not to provide the subscriber mobile terminal 10 with the same information according to the service.

8 is a functional block diagram showing the configuration according to the function of the region-based service server according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 8, the region based service server 160 includes an information receiver 161, a storage 163, a transmitter 165, and a controller 167.

The information receiving unit 161 performs a function of receiving mobile terminal 10 information including location information from the terminal location detecting apparatus 150. That is, the information receiver 161 receives the message from the terminal location detection apparatus 150 that has captured the message coming into the trainer 130 and filtered the message including the local information.

The storage unit 163 may include information on the mobile terminal 10 subscribed to the service (for example, may be a service subscription number, a phone number, or a partner identification information), service target information according to a location-based derivative service, and a set service. Information about the zone may be stored.

The sending unit 165 performs a function of providing related information (eg, an advertisement, a coupon, a friend arrival notification, etc.) according to the service to the corresponding mobile terminal 10. That is, the sender 165 transmits the related information according to the service to the mobile terminal 10 through SMS (short message service center), MMSC (multimedia message service center), etc., which is a message transmission service center of the mobile communication network. It can be sent in the form of a message, or can be transmitted through data communication using an IP address.

The control unit 167 sets the service zone, the specific information provided, the subscriber, the service target information, and the like, and uses the local information of any mobile terminal 10 included in the message received from the terminal location detecting apparatus 150 to perform the service. The information receiving unit 161, the storage unit 163, and the sending unit 165 are controlled to determine the type and the provision of the type, and to process them accordingly.

Although not shown in the drawing, the region-based service server 160 may further include an interface unit that provides an administrator interface for the administrator to perform a service environment, subscriber registration, service zone setting, and the like.

The method of the present invention as described above may be implemented in 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 is not limited to the above embodiments, and many variations are possible by those skilled in the art within the spirit of the present invention.

As described above, according to the present invention, the load of the mobile communication network is obtained by acquiring the location information corresponding to the base station of the mobile terminal which has accessed and set the service area without having to track the location of the mobile terminal to provide the service. There is an effect that can provide a service providing method and apparatus according to the mobile terminal location that can obtain a large amount of mobile terminal location information according to the service coverage of the exchange without the occurrence.

In addition, the present invention has the effect of providing a variety of services of the push-type service and location-based derivative services based on a predetermined region.

In addition, the present invention by providing the mobile terminal subscribed to the service provided with notification information on the entry or departure of the predetermined area of the other mobile terminal, it is possible to tell whether the other mobile terminal is located in a specific area, In addition, there is an effect that can provide services to promote the safety of the elderly.

Although described above with reference to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, those skilled in the art that various modifications of the present invention without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention described in the claims below And can be changed.

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In the region-based service providing method in the region-based service server combined with the terminal location detection device, Establishing a service zone for providing a service; Receiving the area information and the identification information of the mobile terminal from a terminal location detection apparatus that filters the signal message flowing into the exchange and filters the signal message including the area information of any mobile terminal among the signal messages; ; Determining whether the mobile terminal has entered the service zone using the area information; And If the mobile terminal enters the service zone as a result of the determination, providing predetermined specific information to the mobile terminal using identification information of the mobile terminal; Region-based service providing method comprising a. The method of claim 1, wherein the setting of the service zone comprises: Receiving zone information for providing a service from an affiliate company server; Converting the zone information into area information according to a base station of a corresponding area; And Setting the service zone to correspond to the converted local information Local-based service providing method comprising a. The method of claim 1, And storing an information providing history on a history of providing the specific information to the mobile terminal. The method of claim 1, The area information is any one of GPS information, base station-based triangulation information, SID, NID, BSC_ID, BTS_ID, SECTOR_ID. The method of claim 1, wherein the providing of the specific information to the mobile terminal comprises: And determining a location of the mobile terminal after a predetermined time to determine whether the mobile terminal continues to be located in the service zone. In the region-based service providing method in the region-based service server combined with the terminal location detection device, Setting a service zone and a service target according to the subscriber; Receiving identification information and the area information of the mobile terminal from the terminal location detecting apparatus, which has captured the signal message flowing into the exchange and extracts the area information of any mobile terminal; Determining whether the mobile terminal is the service target by using identification information of the mobile terminal; Determining whether to provide a service by using the region information and the service zone when the mobile terminal is the service target; And Transmitting a notification message according to the determination result to a predetermined subscriber station; Region-based service providing method comprising a. The method of claim 6, And the notification message includes map information reflecting the region information. The method of claim 6, And the service zone is set to correspond to a base station according to a region where a specific mobile terminal is located. The method according to claim 1 or 6, And the service zone is set to correspond to the coverage of a corresponding base station. The method according to claim 1 or 6, The signal message flowing into the exchange is A location registration signal message for registering a location of the mobile terminal with a location register; A message received when the mobile terminal establishes a call; and And a message received when the mobile terminal transmits or receives a text or multimedia message. The method according to claim 1 or 6, And the terminal location detecting apparatus captures all messages flowing into the exchange. In the device coupled with the terminal location detection device to provide a region-based service, A storage unit for storing the set service zone and corresponding specific information; Information for receiving the area information and the identification information of the mobile terminal from a terminal location detecting device that captures a signal message flowing into the exchange and filters the signal message including the area information of any mobile terminal among the signal messages. Receiving unit; A controller which determines whether the mobile terminal has entered the service zone using the area information; And Sending unit for providing the specific information to the mobile terminal using the identification information of the mobile terminal under the control of the controller Region-based service providing device comprising a. In the device coupled with the terminal location detection device to provide a region-based service, A storage unit which stores information about a service zone, a service target, and a subscriber station set by the subscriber; Information for receiving the area information and the identification information of the mobile terminal from a terminal location detecting device that captures a signal message flowing into the exchange and filters the signal message including the area information of any mobile terminal among the signal messages. Receiver information receiver; A control unit for determining whether the area information corresponds to the service zone when the mobile terminal is the service target; And Sending unit for transmitting a notification message to the subscriber terminal under the control of the controller Region-based service providing device comprising a. The method according to claim 12 or 13, And the service zone is set to correspond to the coverage of the base station. The method of claim 12 or 13, wherein the signaling message flowing into the exchange, A location registration signal message for registering a location of the mobile terminal with a location register; A message received when the mobile terminal establishes a call; and And a message received when the mobile terminal transmits or receives a text or multimedia message. The method according to claim 12 or 13, And the terminal location detecting apparatus captures all messages flowing into the exchange. The method of claim 13, And the service zone is set to correspond to a base station according to a region where a specific mobile terminal is located.

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