KR100716677B1 - System for offering location information endowed code, and Method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a system for providing location information, and more particularly, to transmit a code to a counterpart who wants to give a code to a specific location and inform the location information, and then, when there is a connection through the corresponding code by the counterpart. It relates to a system to provide. Receive a terminal identifier and a location identifier via a communication network from a location information server and an organizer that receives a location identifier and obtains a location information URL corresponding to the location identifier, and transmits the location identifier to the location information server and from the location information server. Receiving the location information URL, assigning and registering a division code corresponding to the location information URL, and transmitting the division code to a terminal corresponding to the terminal identifier, for connection via the division code from a mobile communication terminal; And a code distribution server for identifying the location information URL corresponding to the division code and accessing the location information URL.

Code grants, self-defined short codes, individual location information provision system, WINC

Description

System for providing location information endowed code, and method             

1 is a flowchart of an individual location information providing system to which a code is assigned according to the present invention;

2 is a block diagram of an individual location information system to which a code is assigned according to an embodiment of the present invention;

3 is a flowchart illustrating a method of sending a division code directly to each member in a code distribution server in an individual location information providing system to which a code is assigned according to the present invention;

4 is a diagram conceptually showing a structure of a classification code generated in a code distribution server according to an embodiment of the present invention;

5 is a diagram illustrating an SMS message transmitted to a mobile communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

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

102, 302: Organizer

104, 304: Code Distribution Server

106, 306: Location Information Server

108, 408: mobile communication terminal

402: code separator 404: short code

The present invention relates to a system for providing location information, and more particularly, to transmit a code to a counterpart who wants to give a code to a specific location and inform the location information, and then, when there is a connection through the corresponding code by the counterpart. It relates to a system to provide.

If you want to search for specific location information on the wired Internet and notify it to others, you can register the e-mail of another person and send it to the other person through the mailing service. There is. On the wireless Internet, there is a service that delivers specific location information to others in the form of Short Message Service (SMS) or Multimedia Message Service (MMS). All of this is a one-time location information, and other people can not obtain any more information other than the location information received via email or SMS or MMS.

In addition, if a callback service is used to send a URL to an SMS and immediately access the URL when the receiver presses a call button, the receiver can access the corresponding site and acquire additional information in addition to the received location information. However, the URL has a separator such as www and com, and it is inconvenient for the sender to input it into the mobile communication terminal.

Therefore, in order to solve the above-mentioned problem, an object of the present invention is to assign a division code to a place to obtain the location information and transmit it to the members so that the members can access the site where they can obtain the location information with the division code. The present invention provides a system and method for acquiring location information having a code assigned thereto.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a system and method for acquiring a location information obtained by assigning a classification code in a simple combination such as a number to simplify transmission and to easily identify an information provider and a location. There is.

It is still another object of the present invention to provide a location information acquisition system and a method to which a code has been assigned that can use location information corresponding to the corresponding code anytime, anywhere using a mobile communication terminal.

In order to achieve the above objects, according to an aspect of the present invention, a location information server for receiving a location identifier and providing a location information URL corresponding to the location identifier; And receiving a division code allocation request, a terminal identifier and a location identifier from a host terminal through a communication network, and transmitting the location identifier to the location information server to receive the location information URL corresponding to the location identifier. Allocates and registers a classification code corresponding to the location information URL according to a request, transmits the identification code to a terminal corresponding to the terminal identifier, and attaches to the identification code for a connection through the identification code from a mobile communication terminal. A code distribution server for identifying a corresponding location information URL and for allowing the mobile communication terminal to access the location information URL, wherein the mobile communication terminal is capable of wireless internet access; A system can be provided.

Preferably, the terminal identifier may be a host identifier representing the host terminal or a terminal list identifier of a subscriber to which the host terminal wishes to transmit the identification code. The communication network may be a wired internet communication network or a wireless internet communication network, and the terminal may be a computer connected to a wired internet communication network or a mobile communication terminal connected to a wireless internet communication network. The code distribution server may provide the mobile communication terminal with a path from the location information corresponding to the location of the mobile communication terminal and the location information URL to the location corresponding to the location identifier.

In addition, the division code may be canceled after a predetermined time elapses or by an allocation cancellation request of the organizer terminal. Also preferably, the identification code may be any one of numbers, letters, special characters, symbols, and combinations thereof, and the identification code may be a self-defined short code or a mobile address (winc), and the location information URL May be a URL of a web page having location information previously stored in the location information server or a URL of a web page providing location information from the outside.

In order to achieve the above objects, according to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a code distribution server comprising: receiving, by a code distribution server, a division code assignment request, a terminal identifier, and a location identifier from an organizer terminal; Receiving, by a location information server, the location identifier from the code distribution server; Retrieving, by the location information server, a location information URL corresponding to the location identifier; The location information server transmitting the location information URL to the code distribution server; Assigning, by the code distribution server, a classification code and registering the identification code in the location information URL; Transmitting, by the code distribution server, the identification code to a terminal corresponding to the terminal identifier; Receiving, by the code distribution server, an access request through the identification code from a mobile communication terminal; Identifying, by the code distribution server, the location information URL corresponding to the identification code received from the mobile communication terminal; And providing the mobile communication terminal to access the location information web page through the location information URL identified by the code distribution server.

Preferably, the terminal identifier may be a host identifier representing the host terminal or a terminal list identifier of a subscriber to which the host terminal wishes to transmit the identification code. The communication network may be a wired internet communication network or a wireless internet communication network, and the terminal may be a computer connected to a wired internet communication network or a mobile communication terminal connected to a wireless internet communication network. The code distribution server may provide the mobile communication terminal with a path from the location information corresponding to the location of the mobile communication terminal and the location information URL to the location corresponding to the location identifier.

In addition, the division code may be canceled after a predetermined time elapses or by an allocation cancellation request of the organizer terminal. Also preferably, the identification code may be any one of numbers, letters, special characters, symbols, and a combination thereof, the identification code may be a self-defined short code or a mobile address, and the location information URL may be the location information. It may be a URL of a web page having location information previously stored in a server or a URL of a web page providing location information externally.

Other objects, specific advantages and novel features of the present invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description and the preferred embodiments associated with the accompanying drawings. Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

In the following description, a self-defined short code means that the web server displays a long detailed URL corresponding to the detailed web page as a preset short number, letters, special characters, symbols, or a combination thereof.

1 is a flowchart of an individual location information providing system to which a code is assigned according to the present invention.

In step S101, the organizer 102 transmits the organizer identifier and the location identifier to the code distribution server 104 through the communication network and requests to assign a distinguishing code. Here, the organizer identifier may be a login ID for accessing a web page on the Internet or the number of the organizer's mobile communication terminal, and the location identifier may specify a location to which a division code is to be assigned. The organizer identifier and the location identifier may be any one of numbers, letters, special characters, symbols, and combinations thereof.

Here, the method through the communication network is as follows. The organizer 102 accesses a homepage that can be assigned a classification code using an existing wired internet network. Then, log in to the homepage by entering your ID and password, and then specify the specific place where you want to get the identification code. Then, the organizer identifier is set so that the organizer 102 can distinguish the organizer 102 through the personal information registered and stored when the organizer 102 joins the homepage, and the organizer identifier corresponds to a location identifier for a specific place designated by the organizer 102. Together to the code distribution server 104.

Another method through the network is as follows. The organizer 102 may make a request for a classification code after designating a specific location to which a classification code is to be assigned while accessing the wireless Internet using a wireless Internet network of a mobile communication terminal. The code distribution server 104 may receive the organizer 102 through the terminal identifier of the mobile communication terminal.

In step S102, the code distribution server 104 transmits a location identifier to the location information server 106. Since the location information URL can be retrieved from the location information server 106, the location identifier of the place to obtain the location information URL is transmitted to the location information server 106. In step S103, the location information server 106 retrieves the location information URL corresponding to the location identifier received from the code distribution server 104. This may be retrieved because the location information server 106 has a URL database. In step S104, the location information server 106 transmits the location information URL searched by the above-mentioned process to the code distribution server 104 which transmitted the location identifier. In step S105, the code distribution server 104 allocates a registration code to the received location information URL and registers it. When an access request is received for the corresponding division code, access can be made to the registered location information URL. In step S106, the code distribution server 104 transmits the organizer 102, which has requested the identification code, to receive the identification code. The classification code may be transmitted to the organizer 102 in the form of a wired / wireless internet page, an email or a message in response to a request through a wired internet network. In addition, when there is information on the mobile communication terminal of the organizer 102 in the personal information registered at the time of subscription, the corresponding division code may be directly transmitted to the mobile communication terminal.

In step S105, the code distribution server 104 allocates a division code to the division code assignment request as described above. At this time, the method of allocating the classification code is as follows.

First, the code distribution server 104 may make an assignment arbitrarily. After setting a specific type of code in advance and setting the range in advance, each time a division code assignment request is received from the organizer 102, a division code that has not yet been assigned is assigned. For example, if an organizer named A requested a separator code for place a, and assigned a separator code [** 0001], then if host B requested a place code assignment for place b, Instead of the assigned [** 0001], a distinction code such as [** 0002] is assigned. The method of arbitrarily assigning the classification code is not limited to the above embodiment as it depends on the code allocation algorithm, and many modifications are possible by one of ordinary skill in the art within the spirit of the present invention.

Next, the organizer 102 may request a division code assignment by specifying a division code to be assigned. That is, the host A asks the code distribution server to allocate a division code such as [** 1234] or [** organizer's telephone number] to the place a. In response, the code distribution server 104 checks whether the requested division code [** 1234] or [** Organizer's telephone number] is already assigned and used. If the check indicates that the requested separator code has already been assigned and is being used, the organizer A may be informed that the separator code is already in use and not available, or to request another one. If the check indicates that the requested segment code has not yet been assigned, assign organizer A a [** 1234] or [** organizer's phone number] code for place a and identify it via wired or wireless Internet as described above. It can tell you that you have assigned a code.

In the present invention, one organizer may be assigned a different division code for different places, and the same place may also be assigned a different division code for several hosts. Even if the same place has a different meaning for each organizer, different division codes can be assigned. At this time, different classification codes are registered for the same location information.

The organizer 102, which has been assigned a classification code by the above-described process in step S107, transmits the classification code assigned to the members who want to inform the location information of the corresponding location by e-mail via wired Internet network or SMS via wireless Internet network. Or via MMS.

The member who receives the identification code in step S108 inputs the identification code using the mobile communication terminal 108 and then inputs the wireless Internet access key (for example, the magic ⓝ key) to the code distribution server 104. Connect to In step S109, the code distribution server 104 discriminates whether the number to which the member's mobile communication terminal 108 is connected is a code by using a code delimiter, and if the code corresponds to the code, the corresponding code in step S105 described above. Identifies the registered location information URL. In step S110, the code distribution server 104 accesses the corresponding URL using the identified location information URL so that the location information is displayed on the mobile communication terminal 108 of the member connected with the division code.

5 is a diagram illustrating an SMS message transmitted to a mobile communication terminal 108 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. 5 shows an SMS message that allows subscribers of a meeting to access a web page storing information about a location, such as a meeting place, over the wireless Internet. Referring to FIG. 5, information about an organizer and a meeting place is displayed on the screen 500 of the mobile communication terminal 108, and a division code corresponding to the corresponding location information URL is displayed at the bottom thereof. When the subscriber selects the connection menu 502, the subscriber accesses the corresponding location information URL.

In addition, the member receiving the division code accesses the wireless Internet using the mobile communication terminal 108 and then enters the division code in the menu for searching the menu and inputting the division code. Access to information is possible.

The location information provided in the present invention may be a map around the place, a way to get there, a web page of the place, or a related web page. Accordingly, the location information URL of the present invention may be a URL of a web page in which the above-described information on the location information server, such as a map, a way to go, is recorded, or may be a URL of a web page on another web server outside the location information server. .

The type of division code assigned in the present invention may be a self-defined short code or winc. Self-defined short code means that the web server presents the long detailed URL corresponding to the detailed web page as a preset short number, letter, special character, symbol, or combination thereof. Referring to FIG. 4, a self-defined short code 400, which is an embodiment of a distinguishing code, is composed of a code delimiter 402 and a short code 404. Self-defined shortcodes according to the present invention do not include domains. This is because the mobile communication terminal 108 directly accesses the web page through the code distribution server 104 as described above.

The code delimiter 402 indicates that the delimiter code includes a short code. The code delimiter 402 is in a form set in advance by the code distribution servers 104 and 304. Here, the code separator 402 may be defined in various forms, and may be any form that can be distinguished from other services. In the present embodiment, the code distribution server 104, 304 recognizes that the delimiter code includes a short code by checking the code delimiter 402.

The short code 404 is a short code representing detailed item information of the web site, that is, a sub URL address indicating a detailed web page. By configuring the short code 404 used, the number of bytes can be significantly reduced.

For example, a self-defined short code service is a service that can directly access a desired page or service of the wireless Internet. When the user presses '** (Code Separator) + Service Access Number' and presses the call button, the user hangs up after the announcement "Request received" is issued. After a while, you will receive an SMS to access the service, and if you press the call button in the SMS message, you will be taken to the service page. Or, press '** (Code Separator) + Service Access Number' and press the wireless internet access key to go to the corresponding service page.

In addition, winc refers to a mobile address, and is a public service that performs access to wireless Internet content through a number instead of a complicated URL input. After pressing the keypad number of the mobile terminal corresponding to the English domain, press "# (delimiter) + unique number". For example, the domain of the Korea Internet Information Center is www.nic.co.kr, where the letters without the www and top-level domains are nic, and the numeric number of the keypad of the mobile terminal corresponding to each letter is 642. . In addition, since the unique number is 4500, the mobile address of the Korean Internet Information Center is 642 # 4500.

According to another preferred embodiment of the present invention, the member not only obtains the corresponding location information by inputting the received division code into the mobile communication terminal, but also remains by interworking the location information of the mobile communication terminal that the member has with the corresponding location information. Street and street guidance services are available.

The method of determining the location of the mobile communication terminal is as follows. First, the location of the mobile communication terminal can be determined by acquiring the location information of the base station which the mobile communication terminal has most recently accessed by identifying the location of the base station. Secondly, GPS (Global Position System) is used to measure accurate time and distance from three or more satellites, and then calculate the current position by triangulation using three different distances.

After measuring the location of the mobile communication terminal using the method described above, the location information of the corresponding location is transmitted to the mobile communication terminal through the division code input by the member, and the remaining location information is compared with the location of the mobile communication terminal. You can calculate the distance and predict the time it will take to get there. In addition, a method of showing a way to a corresponding location by using a navigator service which is widely used may be additionally provided.

In the present invention, the division code allocated due to the request for allocation by the organizer may be canceled after a predetermined time elapses or by the request for cancellation of the organizer. This is to allow other organizers to use the separator code if they no longer want location information for a particular place.

2 is a block diagram of an individual location information system to which a code is assigned according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. A terminal of the meeting organizer 102, a code distribution server 104, a location information server 106 and subscribers' mobile communication terminals 108.

Meeting organizer 102 A is a terminal, that is, a location identifier for 'OOOO', which is a place where you want to know the location information on the code distribution server 104 using a PC via a wired Internet network or a mobile phone via a wireless Internet network. Send an identifier and request to assign a delimiter code.

The code distribution server 104 receives the location identifier and the terminal identifier from the meeting organizer 102 and provides the location identifier to the location information server 106 to obtain the location information URL. After obtaining the location information URL from the location information server 106 and assigning a classification code and registering the location code assigned to the location information URL, the organizer 102 responds to the request for wired or wireless Internet page, email or SMS, MMS Send the delimiter code via In addition, when there is a connection by the division code from the mobile communication terminal 108, the location information URL corresponding to the division code is searched, and the connection is attempted with the location information URL.

The location information server 106 receives the location identifier from the code distribution server 104 and provides a location information URL corresponding to the received location identifier to the code distribution server 104.

The subscriber's mobile communication terminal 108 receives the identification code from the organizer 102 and attempts to connect to the code distribution server 104 via the identification code. The code distribution server 104 finds the location information URL corresponding to the corresponding division code and accesses the URL to display the location information on the screen of the mobile communication terminal 108.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a method of sending a division code directly to each member in a code distribution server in an individual location information providing system to which a code is assigned according to the present invention. Referring to FIG. 3, the code distribution server 304 may directly send a division code to each member.

In step S301, the organizer 302 requests the allocation of the classification code for the corresponding place through a wired or wireless communication network. In this case, the organizer 302 sends a terminal identifier list (eg, member ID, e-mail, or number of the mobile terminal) to the code distribution server 304 together with the terminal identifier list of the members who are going to attend the meeting. send. In step S302, the code distribution server 304 transmits a location identifier to the location information server 306. Since the location information URL can be obtained from the location information server 306, the location identifier of the place to obtain the location information URL is transmitted to the location information server 306. In step S303, the location information server 306 obtains a location information URL corresponding to the location identifier received from the code distribution server 304. This may be obtained because the location information server 306 has a URL database. In step S304, the location information server 306 transmits the location information URL obtained by the above-described process to the code distribution server 304 which transmitted the location identifier. In step S305, the code distribution server 304 allocates a registration code to the received location information URL and registers it. When an access request is received for the corresponding division code, access can be made to the registered location information URL. In step S306, the code distribution server 304 transmits an identification code assigned through SMS or MMS to the mobile communication terminal 308 of each member corresponding to the received terminal identifier list. You can also send each member an assigned identification code via email. Thereafter, each member accesses the location information URL through the access code as described above.

At this time, the organizer 302 inputs the terminal identifier list as follows. If the community is an online community, the personal information of each member is stored in the server in charge of the community, and the organizer selects the community to transmit by assigning a division code. Then, the community members can retrieve the number of the e-mail or the mobile terminal among the personal information entered when the community first joins the community and use this to transmit the identification code through SMS or MMS. If the organizer wants to send location information to only a few members, instead of selecting a community, the organizer will request the assignment of the division code for the location and the number of the mobile terminal of the member to which the division code will be sent. It may be. This input may be a way of grouping members in advance and sending a number to the members of the selected group.

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, the system and method for obtaining location information to which a code has been assigned according to the present invention are allocated to a member by receiving a classification code for a place where the user wants to obtain location information and transmitting the location information to the members. Allows access to sites that can be accessed.

In addition, the identification code is assigned to a simple combination of numbers, etc., so that the transmission can be simplified and the location can be easily identified.

In addition, if the code is stored, anytime, anywhere using the mobile communication terminal to use the location information corresponding to the code.

Claims (14)

In a system for providing individual location information, A location information server providing a location information URL corresponding to the received location identifier; And Receives a division code allocation request, a terminal identifier and a location identifier from a host terminal through a communication network, and transmits the location identifier to the location information server to receive the location information URL corresponding to the location identifier. Assigns and registers a classification code corresponding to the location information URL, transmits the identification code to a terminal corresponding to the terminal identifier, and corresponds to the identification code for a connection through the identification code from a mobile communication terminal. A code distribution server for identifying the location information URL and for allowing the mobile communication terminal to access the location information URL, wherein the mobile communication terminal is capable of wireless internet access. . The method of claim 1, And wherein the terminal identifier is a host identifier representing the host terminal or a terminal list identifier of a subscriber to which the host terminal wishes to transmit the identification code. The method of claim 1, The code distribution server provides the mobile communication terminal with a path from the location information corresponding to the location of the mobile communication terminal and the location information URL to the location corresponding to the location identifier. Informational system. The method of claim 1, And the division code is canceled after a predetermined time elapses or by an allocation request of the organizer terminal. The method of claim 1, wherein the identification code An individual location information providing system to which a code is assigned, characterized in that any one of numbers, letters, special characters, symbols, and combinations thereof. The method of claim 1, wherein the identification code Individual location information providing system to which codes are assigned, characterized in that they are self-defined short codes or mobile addresses (winc). The method of claim 1, wherein the location information URL is And a URL of a web page having location information previously stored in the location information server or a URL of a web page providing location information from the outside. In the method for providing individual location information, Receiving, by the code distribution server, a division code assignment request, a terminal identifier, and a location identifier from an organizer terminal; Receiving, by a location information server, the location identifier from the code distribution server; Retrieving, by the location information server, a location information URL corresponding to the location identifier; The location information server transmitting the location information URL to the code distribution server; Assigning, by the code distribution server, a classification code and registering the identification code in the location information URL; Transmitting, by the code distribution server, the identification code to a terminal corresponding to the terminal identifier; Receiving, by the code distribution server, an access request through the identification code from a mobile communication terminal; Identifying, by the code distribution server, the location information URL corresponding to the identification code received from the mobile communication terminal; And And causing the mobile communication terminal to access a location information web page via the location information URL identified by the code distribution server. The method of claim 8, And the terminal identifier is a host identifier representing the host terminal or a terminal list identifier of a subscriber to which the organizer terminal wishes to transmit the identification code. The method of claim 8, The code distribution server provides the mobile communication terminal with a path from the location information corresponding to the location of the mobile communication terminal and the location information URL to the location corresponding to the location identifier. Informational system. The method of claim 8, And the division code is canceled after a predetermined time elapses or by an allocation request of the organizer terminal. The method of claim 8, wherein the identification code A method for providing individual location information given a code, characterized in that any one of numbers, letters, special characters, symbols, and combinations thereof. The method of claim 8, wherein the identification code A method for providing individual location information given a code, which is a self-defined short code or a mobile address. The method of claim 8, wherein the location information URL is And a URL of a web page having location information previously stored in the location information server or a URL of a web page providing location information from the outside.

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