KR100715675B1 - Method and system for providing missing child searching service using open api and message broadcasting service - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method and system for providing a lost child service using an open application program interface (API) and a message broadcasting service.

The present invention provides a first step of receiving a report of a lost child from the caller terminal of the mobile communication network to provide a lost service call center providing an open service; A second step of confirming location information of the caller terminal by the lost child call center; A third step of searching for map information corresponding to a corresponding location by using location information of the notifier terminal to identify a lost area; Transmitting a broadcast message for finding a lost child to the lost child area; A fifth step of receiving a discovery report of a lost child from the lost child call center receiving the broadcast message; And a sixth step of connecting a call between the caller terminal and the lost person terminal in the lost child call center.

Open service interface, location-based service, lost search, message broadcasting, CBC

Description

MEAOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING MISSING CHILD SEARCHING SERVICE USING OPEN API AND MESSAGE BROADCASTING SERVICE}

1 is a network structure to which a system for providing a lost child service using an open API and a message broadcasting service according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied.

2 is a detailed structural diagram of an open API application server and an open service gateway of a system for providing a missing child service of the present invention.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing a lost child service using an open API and a message broadcasting service according to the present invention.

 Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawings

110: Internet network 120: mobile communication network

111: Mia finder service application server 112: Open Service Gateway

113: Open Service Framework 114: Mia Finder Call Center

115: map server 121: CBC

122: MSC 123: BSC

124: HLR 131: Mia notifier terminal

132: Mia detector terminal

The present invention relates to a method and a system for providing a lost child service, and more particularly, to a method and a system for providing a lost child service using an open API (Application Program Interface) and a message broadcasting service in a lost child call center connected to the Internet network. will be.

Young children lack perception and curiosity, so there is always the possibility of developing a lost child in crowded or unfamiliar places such as theaters and amusement parks. In the event of a lost child, it is very difficult for the lost person to find the lost child by himself, and even if the neighbors find the missing child, there is no broadcasting facility installed because there is no way to know who is the lost child or where. Unless you find a clear solution to finding lost children, In the early stages of occurrence of infants, if they are unable to find the lost infants, they often become long term infants.

Recently, there have been many cases of using a communication network as a way to find Mia. For example, Korean Patent Publication No. 2002-91508 (name: a method for providing child location tracking service in a wired, wireless, and Internet integrated environment using a child location open service platform) provides for the opening of network resources of an existing network operator. Providing Parlay child location tracking platform using international standard Parlay API, which enables the identification of the child's location with mobile phone through wired / wireless / internet in integrated environment of wired, wireless and internet network Here's how. The preceding patent tracks the location of the child after the guardian's authentication step, and analyzes and processes the child's location information according to the capability of the terminal and delivers it to the guardian. As another example, Korean Laid-Open Patent Publication No. 2004-33469 (name: method for finding a lost child using SMS) continuously tracks a child's position by allowing a child to carry a mobile terminal for tracking the location of the lost child. Provides a way to find a lost child by notifying Short Message Service (SMS). However, the above-described prior patents have a problem that a child having a lack of perception ability must always carry a mobile terminal, and a service can be provided only to a terminal of a specific network operator.

In addition, after registering the child's information at the child care center in advance, the child is registered with a tag with a bar code and a serial number, and when the child registered at the child care center becomes lost They find Mia based on the information. In this case, however, the exact location of the lost child is not known, so it is more difficult for the anti-loan helpers to move around the area and find it more difficult when the lost child moves.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-described circumstances of the prior art, by using an open API to search for a lost area and transmit a lost message message broadcast to all the terminals of the area, the call connection between the lost reporter terminal and the lost discoverer terminal. The present invention provides a method and system for providing a lost child service using an open API and a message broadcasting service to provide a lost child service through the service.

The method of providing a lost child service of the present invention for achieving the above object includes a first step of receiving a lost child report to a lost child call center that provides an open service from a notifier terminal of a mobile communication network; A second step of confirming location information of the caller terminal by the lost child call center; A third step of searching for map information corresponding to a corresponding location by using location information of the notifier terminal to identify a lost area; Transmitting a broadcast message for finding a lost child to the lost child area; A fifth step of receiving a discovery report of a lost child from the lost child call center receiving the broadcast message; And a sixth step of connecting a call between the caller terminal and the lost person terminal in the lost child call center.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the first step may include the step of transmitting a picture of the lost Mia stored in the reporter terminal when receiving the report of the occurrence of the missing child, wherein the picture is transmitted through a multimedia message service (MMS) Can be.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the Mia Finder call center and two terminals communicate through an open service gateway.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the second step confirms the calling party number of the notifier terminal and confirms the location information of the notifier terminal using the open API of the open service gateway.

In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the third step may include outputting a current lost area on a map based on the location information of the notifier terminal.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the third step may include requesting a terminal location (TL) function of an open API provided to identify a lost area.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the fourth step may include requesting a message broadcasting service function of an open API provided to transmit a broadcast message for a lost child service to a lost child area.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the fourth step includes converting information about the lost area to be deliverable through an open API of an open service gateway; And transmitting a message broadcast through a broadcast channel using the open API.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the fourth step transmits a message broadcast through a public service cellular phone broadcast channel of a mobile communication network.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the sixth step includes requesting a third party call (TPC) service function of an open API provided for a telephone connection between a calling party terminal and a missing child terminal in the Mia Finder call center. can do.

In addition, the system for providing a lost child service according to the present invention for achieving the above object, receiving a lost child report or a lost child report from the reporter terminal or the lost child terminal of the mobile communication network, respectively, the area where the lost child using an open service Tracking and requesting the MIA call transmission for the MIA service to the area; A map server for delivering map information corresponding to a lost area requested by the lost child call center to the lost child call center; A lost search service application server which receives a lost search service request from the lost search call center and calls an open API of an open service gateway described later; An open service gateway that processes interfacing with a mobile communication network using the open API; And a cell broadcasting center (CBC) for transmitting a message broadcast corresponding to the requested missing service through the open service gateway to the terminal belonging to the lost area.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the Mia Finder call center grasps the location information of the reporter terminal using a caller ID display service (CID), and if the Mia discovery report is received from the Mia discoverer terminal and the reporter terminal and The open service gateway is requested to connect to the MIA discoverer terminal.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the lost child call center receives and stores a photograph of the lost child when receiving the lost child report, and also tracks the lost child area using the terminal location (TL) API.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the lost search service application server may include a lost search service processing unit for converting a message broadcast to be transmitted to the lost area requested by the lost search center into a message form that can be recognized by the open service gateway; And a gateway interworking unit configured to process an open API call to the open service gateway so that a specific message is transmitted to deliver the information of the lost area requested by the find me call center to the open service gateway and receive a result. Can be.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the open service gateway provides an open API that can be used for a lost search service in the lost search service application server.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the open service gateway includes: a terminal location service function unit (TL SCF) for requesting location information of a terminal to a mobile communication network and processing the retrieved location information result to be delivered to a lost search service application server; A third party call service function unit (TPC SCF) for requesting call setup of the two terminals at a third party, and processing a result of the call establishment between the two terminals to be transmitted to the MIA service application server; And a message broadcasting service function unit (SCF) for processing a broadcast message to be transmitted to all mobile terminals in the lost area when the message broadcasting request of the lost child service application server is requested.

The present invention provides a method and system for providing a lost child service using an open API, which is an open service interface for a network operator to open a network. Briefly introduced for understanding the open API service technology and message broadcasting service technology applied in the present invention are as follows. First, open service technology is proposed to open closed network resources from network operators. It is standardized by the CORBA based open API and web service based open API led by Parlay Group (www.parlay.org). have. The Parlay Group has evolved into a web service based Parlay X API that makes it easier and safer to call APIs in IT-based applications, which can be used by IT application developers who do not have detailed knowledge of network protocols or resources. It is simple to access.

Meanwhile, the CBC (Cell Broadcasting Center) server used in the present invention is a system that can deliver a message to all mobile phones in the region through a mobile phone broadcasting channel, but this function is not standardized as an open service interface. By providing services together with fusion, it is easier and more convenient to provide public services such as the search for dementia of the present invention as well as similar dementia elderly people, public and disaster services currently provided through broadcast messages, etc. through an open API. have.

In the following, a detailed description of a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the following description of the present invention, when it is determined that detailed descriptions of related well-known functions or constructions may unnecessarily obscure the subject matter of the present invention, detailed descriptions thereof will be omitted so as not to obscure the subject matter of the present invention. will be.

1 is a network structure diagram to which a system for providing a lost child service using an open API and a message broadcasting service according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied. Referring to FIG. 1, in the network structure to which the system for providing a lost child service of the present invention is applied, the Internet network 110 is connected to the mobile communication network 120 through an open service gateway 112 therein. The internet network 110 includes a lost child service application server 111 for the lost child service. The lost search service application server 111 according to the present invention has various service applications using an open API as one of the open service application servers. In particular, the lost search service application server 111 operates as an open service application device that is in charge of performing and processing lost search services.

The MIA service application server 111, the open service gateway 112, and the open service framework 113 as the open service application server are necessary systems for providing an open service, and the mobile communication network 120 service provider opens the open service gateway 112. Using the open API web service provided by)) in the Mia Finder application server 111 performs a Mia Finder service function.

The lost search service application server 111 is connected to the lost search call center 114 and the lost search call center 114 is also connected to the map server 115. In this case, as illustrated in FIG. 1, the missing child call center 114 may maintain a separate interface from the lost child application server 111 and the map server 115, but in another embodiment, the lost child call center 114. The call center 114 may be included in the lost search service application server 111 to maintain an interface with the map server 115.

The map server 115 receives a map search request from the MIA call center 114 and checks the corresponding location on the map in response to the MIA call center 114 and transmits it to the MIA call center 114.

The Mia Finder call center 114 receives and handles a child's occurrence report from the child's outbreak reporter, and provides a caller ID service (CID: Caller-ID Service) to confirm the caller's calling number of the child reporter, Request the location information of the area reported by the missing child to the open service gateway 112, and confirms the location of the missing child on the map to the map server 115 by using the location information to request message broadcasting to the corresponding area do. Meanwhile, the lost child call center 114 retrieves the lost child related record from the customer information database (DB) 201 when receiving the lost child report, and stores the various records and data in the customer information DB 201. .

The MIA service application server 111 receives an MIA service request from the MIA call center 114 after performing authentication for access to the MSA 112 through the open service framework 113. By requesting the open API to the open service gateway 112 to use the network resources necessary to provide a lost search service. The network resources used in the system for providing a lost child service according to the present invention include a home location register (HLR) 124 for tracking a location of a terminal in a mobile communication network 120, a cell broadcasting center for a message broadcasting service ( CBC (Cell Broadcasting Center) 121, the terminal switching center (MSC: Mobile Switching Center) (122) for call setup of the two terminals.

A base station controller (BSC) 123 of the mobile communication network 120 controls a plurality of base stations 140 and 160. Such a base station is installed in a specific area to facilitate communication with the mobile communication terminal. For example, as shown in FIG. 1, the A base station 140 is located in the A area 130, and the B area 150 is located in the B area 150. Base station 160 is installed. The broadcast message for finding the lost is transmitted to the A and B regions 130 and 150 through the BSC 123 and the base stations 140 and 160 using the broadcast channel in the CBC 121.

The region A 130 illustrated in FIG. 1 may be a service area of all network service providers (eg, SKT, KTF, LGT, etc. having a CBC center), which are capable of providing a message broadcasting service, rather than a specific network service provider. This feature can be said to be a big feature of the open service, the message broadcast is transmitted to all those who have a mobile terminal that is supported to receive the message broadcast in the MIA area 130 through the public service broadcast channel Is sent. In the case of such a public service broadcasting channel, a message broadcast can be received without a separate service subscription unless an individual changes the setting of the mobile terminal so that a message broadcast cannot be received on the mobile terminal.

2 is a block diagram illustrating an internal configuration of an MIA service application server and an open service gateway according to the present invention. As shown in FIG. 2, the lost child service application server 111 according to the present invention includes a customer information DB 201, a lost child service processor 202, and a gateway interworking unit 203.

The MIA service processing unit 202 performs the function of tracking the location of the MIA report sender and outputting the calling party number, and converts the broadcast message to be transmitted to the MIA occurrence place into a message form recognizable by the open service gateway 112 for gateway interworking. Perform the function. In particular, the MIA call center 114 receives the requested gateway function and performs message processing and processing for MIA search.

The gateway linkage unit 203 includes a terminal location (TL) terminal linkage unit 204, a third party call (TPC) linkage unit 205, and a message broadcast linkage unit 206 and an open service. It is responsible for open API calls to the gateway 112. In particular, it is responsible for the API call to the open service gateway 112 so that a message is delivered in order to deliver the requested information from the Meia Find call center 114 and receive the result. In this case, the open API is prepared according to a Web Services Definition Language (WSDL) defined in the Open API specification.

In addition, the open service gateway 112 according to the present invention includes a gateway function unit 211 and a mobile communication network interworking unit 212.

The open service gateway 112 not only provides an open API to be used in the Mia Finder service application server 111 but also performs a gateway function of converting underlying resources and protocols in the network to connect the open API to the mobile communication network. . In addition, the open service gateway 112 is composed of a gateway function unit 211 and a mobile communication network interworking unit 212, the gateway function unit 211 is a lower network to perform the function for a specific API call There are various service functions that process the request through resource and protocol interworking, that is, SCF (Service Capability Feature). In the MIA service according to the present invention, the gateway function unit 211 may include a terminal location (TL) service function unit (SCF) 213, a third party call (TPC) service function unit (SCF) ( 214, a message broadcasting service function unit (SCF) 215 is configured.

In the case of the TL service function unit (SCF) 213, the mobile communication network 120, which is the lower network, requests the location information of the terminal (e.g., a mobile phone), and the searched location result is transmitted to the MIA service application server 111. Should be handled.

In the case of the TPC service function unit (SCF) 214, a third party requests a call setup of two specific terminals, and when a call is established between the two terminals, the TPC service function unit (SCF) 214 transmits the result to the MIA service application server 111. To be processed.

In the case of the message broadcasting service function unit (SCF) 215, when the message broadcasting request of the MIA service application server 111 is requested, the message broadcasting service function unit (SCF) 215 processes the broadcasting message to be transmitted to all mobile terminals of the selected specific region. The broadcast message channel uses a public service portable terminal broadcast channel, and is provided without subscribing to a special service and determines whether to receive it according to a user's request.

As such, the cell broadcast center (CBC) receives the message broadcast from the open service gateway 112 and transmits a message broadcast for notification of the occurrence of a lost child to all terminals belonging to the corresponding area through the broadcast channel.

3 is a detailed flowchart illustrating a method for providing a lost child service using an open service interface and a message broadcasting service according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3, when the occurrence of a lost child occurs (301), the reporter calls the lost child call center 114 using the reporter terminal 131 to report that the lost child is a phone call and requests a lost child service. (302). The MIA call center 114 checks the calling party number (CID) received from the caller terminal 131, and the open service gateway 112 to the open service gateway 112 for accurate location tracking of the caller terminal 131 The current location information is requested (GetLocationRequest) (303). The open service gateway 112 requests the mobile communication network 120 to search for the current location information of the caller terminal 131 (304) and checks it (305). Subsequently, the current location information of the caller terminal 131 is transmitted to the lost child call center 114 (GetLocationResponse) (306).

The lost child call center 114 requests the map server 114 to identify the missing child area on the map using the current location information of the reporter terminal 131 and receives the result (307) (308). Subsequently, the lost child call center 114 selects the identified lost child area and requests the open service gateway 112 to broadcast a message for the lost child service (BroadcastMsgRequest) (309). The open service gateway 112 requests the message broadcast to the mobile communication network 120 (310), and in response to the request from the CBC 121 of the mobile communication network 120 through the broadcast channel message to the lost area By transmitting the broadcast, induce the discovery of missing children from the neighbors (311).

Assuming that a missing child is found (312), the lost child calls his or her own terminal (hereinafter referred to as 'a lost child terminal') (e.g., a mobile phone) 132 callback number of the broadcast message received Request a call to receive the MIA discovery report to the MIA call center 114 (313). The MIA call center 114 that receives the MIA discovery report requests a call connection between the reporter terminal 131 and the MIA discoverer terminal 132 to the open service gateway 112 (MakeCallRequest), and the open type. The service gateway 112 establishes a call connection to the caller terminal 131 and the MIA discoverer terminal 132, respectively (315) and 316, and transmits the call connection result to the Mia Finder call center 114. In addition, the two terminals 131 and 132 attempt to connect to each other (318) to help the caller directly find the lost child.

In FIG. 3, the MIA service application server 111 receives a service request for MIA from the MIA call center 114 and calls an open API to the open service gateway 112, and also the open service gateway 112. Call the API of the open service gateway 112 to receive a response to the request and send the response to the Find Me call center 114.

On the other hand, when providing a lost child service according to the present invention, if a child is lost, the guardian calls the lost child call center 114, while receiving the report of the occurrence of the lost child, preferably a multimedia message service for quick and accurate discovery of the lost child (MMS: Multimedia Message Service) can also provide a service to send a picture of the lost Mia in advance on the mobile phone.

In the Mia Finder call center 114 of the present invention, an accurate location of lost child information is searched by using a terminal location (TL) API, which is an open service interface that provides a location search of a mobile terminal. By using the interlocked Mia Finder service application server 111 transmits a message broadcast through the public service mobile phone broadcasting channels of various communication network operators from the lost area to a certain area.

If there is additionally received photo information from the terminal of the reporter, the photo information of the lost child may be transmitted through a callback URI. Through the information of the lost Mia, people in the area where the lost child finds out that there is a lost child, and when they find a lost child, the lost child call center (114) to find the missing child, the lost child call center (114) attempts to make a call between a caller and a lost child using a third party call API of an open service interface that provides call connection at a third party.

The drawings and detailed description of the invention are merely exemplary of the invention, which are used for the purpose of illustrating the invention only and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims or claims. Therefore, those skilled in the art will understand that various modifications and equivalent other embodiments are possible from this. Therefore, the true technical protection scope of the present invention will be defined by the technical spirit of the appended claims.

As described above, according to the present invention, even a third party operator who knows nothing about the communication network in establishing an environment for providing a service can provide a cheap and easy service regardless of the communication network operator.

In addition, according to the present invention, there is an advantage that the service is available anytime, anywhere, and is not limited to a specific facility such as a Mia Finder call center, and there is no special requirement for a child who is lack of perception ability.

In addition, according to the present invention, even in the case of lost child service, the early stage of a child's outbreak, the reporter responds to the child's search more actively, induces a report from the citizens around the child's outbreak area, and the children are deceived by the inappropriate response in the early stage of the child's death. This prevents you from losing yourself.

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A first step of receiving a report of occurrence of a lost child from the notifier terminal of the mobile communication network to the lost child call center; A second step of determining, by the Mia Finder call center, location information of the caller terminal by using an open service gateway providing an open application program interface (API); A third step of identifying a lost area using location information of the reporter terminal; A fourth step of generating a broadcast message for finding a lost child and transmitting all of the terminals located within the selected lost child area by using the open service gateway; A fifth step in which the lost child call center receives a lost child report generated by the lost child who received the broadcast message; And And a sixth step in which the MIA call center connects the telephone between the caller terminal and the MIA discoverer terminal using the open service gateway. The method of claim 1, wherein the first step, Method of providing a lost child service using an open API and message broadcasting service comprising the step of transmitting a picture of the lost Mia stored in the reporter terminal when the report of the occurrence of the missing child. The method of claim 2, The photograph is a method of providing a lost child using an open API and a message broadcasting service, characterized in that the transmission through a multimedia message service (MMS). The method of claim 1, Method for providing a lost search service using the open API and the message broadcasting service, characterized in that the communication between the call center, the caller terminal and the lost terminal through the open service gateway. The method of claim 1, wherein the second step, Checking the caller number of the caller terminal, using the open API of the open service gateway to determine the location information of the caller terminal characterized in that the MIA service using the open API and message broadcasting service. The method of claim 1, wherein the third step, A method for providing a lost child service using an open API and a message broadcasting service, comprising: outputting a current lost area on a map based on location information of the notifier terminal. The method of claim 1 or 4, wherein the third step, A method for providing a lost child service using an open API and a message broadcasting service, comprising: identifying a lost area through a terminal location service function provided by an open API of the open service gateway. The method of claim 1, wherein the fourth step, Providing a lost search service using an open API and a message broadcast service, characterized in that it comprises the step of transmitting a broadcast message for the lost child service to the lost area through the message broadcasting service function provided by the open API of the open service gateway. Way. The method of claim 1, wherein the fourth step, Converting information about the lost area to be delivered through an open API of an open service gateway; And And using the open API to transmit a message broadcast through a broadcast channel. The method of claim 1, wherein the fourth step, A method for providing a lost child service using an open API and a message broadcasting service, characterized by transmitting a message broadcasting through a mobile service broadcasting channel of a mobile communication network. The method of claim 1, wherein the sixth step is An open API and message broadcasting service comprising the step of connecting a call between the calling terminal and the lost child terminal in the MIA call center through a third party call service function provided by the open API of the open service gateway. How to provide lost children using the service. A map server for providing a location on a map corresponding to location information of a notifier terminal; Upon receiving a request for providing location information on the reporter terminal through an open application program interface (API), the mobile station obtains and provides the location information through the mobile communication network, and sends a broadcast message to a lost area when a broadcast message is requested. An open service gateway configured to allow the third party to set the call and confirm and notify the result of the setting when a call is requested between the caller terminal and the MIA discoverer terminal; Upon receiving the report of the lost child, the open service gateway is requested to provide the location information on the reporter terminal, and after receiving the lost child information, after identifying the lost area corresponding to the location information through the map server, A MIA call center requesting a message broadcast to the open service gateway, and requesting the open service gateway to call a connection between the reporter terminal and the MIA discoverer terminal when the MIA discovery report is received; A lost search service application server that calls an open API of the open service gateway to use a network resource required for lost search service under the control of the lost search call center; A system for finding a lost child using an open API and a message broadcasting service having a cell broadcasting center for substantially transmitting the broadcast message to all terminals located in the lost area. The method of claim 12, wherein the missing end call center, System for providing a lost child using an open API and a message broadcasting service, characterized in that the location information of the calling party terminal using the caller ID display service (CID). delete The method of claim 12, wherein the missing end call center, System for finding lost children using an open API and message broadcasting service, which receives and stores pictures of lost children when receiving a lost child report. delete The method of claim 12, wherein the lost search service application server, A lost search service processor for converting a message broadcast to be transmitted to a lost area requested by the lost search call center into a message form recognizable by the open service gateway; And A gateway interworking unit for processing an open API call to the open service gateway so that a specific message is transmitted to deliver the information on the location of the lost child requested by the finder call center to the open service gateway; System for finding lost services using an open API and a message broadcasting service, characterized in that it comprises a. delete The method of claim 12, wherein the open service gateway, A terminal location service function unit for requesting the location information between the caller terminals to the mobile communication network to obtain the location information and to transmit the location information to the lost call center; A third party call service function unit for requesting call establishment between the MIA discoverer terminal and the claimant terminal at a third party and notifying the MIA call center of the result when the call is successfully established; And When the MIA call center requests a message broadcast, the MIA finder uses an open API and a message broadcast service, including a message broadcast service function for transmitting a broadcast message to all of the terminals located in the identified lost child occurrence area. Service delivery system.

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