KR100769456B1 - System and method for transmitting reserved a location based message, and mobile terminal applied to the same - Google Patents

Abstract

A system and a method for transmitting a location-based reserved message and a mobile terminal therefor are provided to allow the user to manage his schedule by registering it or recognize a location movement of a terminal of a different person by setting it as a location tracking target terminal. A terminal location providing server(500) stores map information mapped with terminal location information in a database and periodically tracks a location of a target terminal(200) based on service reservation information set and registered through a connection with a service request terminal(100). When the target terminal(200) enters or gets out of a reserved location, the terminal location providing server(500) requests a message transmission center(400) to transmit a pre-set location-based message to a message reception terminal(300). The message transmission center(400) transmits the location-based message to the message reception terminal(300) in response to the transmission request.

Description

Location-based message reservation transmission system and method, and mobile communication terminal applied thereto {SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING RESERVED A LOCATION BASED MESSAGE, AND MOBILE TERMINAL APPLIED TO THE SAME}

1 is a block diagram showing a location-based message reservation transmission system according to an embodiment of the present invention;

2 is a flowchart illustrating a message reservation transmission process for schedule management based on the system shown in FIG. 1;

3 is a flowchart illustrating a message reservation transmission process for identifying terminal location information based on the system shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a message reservation transmission process for promoting a business through terminal location information based on the system shown in FIG. 1.

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100: first mobile communication terminal 200: second mobile communication terminal

300: third mobile communication terminal 400: short message transmission center

500: terminal location providing server 600: mobile communication network

The present invention relates to a location-based message reservation transmission system and method and a mobile communication terminal applied thereto, and more particularly, when a predetermined mobile communication terminal enters or leaves a specific reservation location using terminal location information. The present invention relates to a location-based message reservation transmission system and method for delivering a corresponding location-based message to a specific terminal user, and a mobile communication terminal applied thereto.

In general, a short message service (SMS) is a service that supports connectionless messages such as text messages and short messages based on a mobile communication network. Short messaging service transmits data of relatively short length in mobile communication network, and it is a service naturally created when mobile communication network is digitally converted. These short messaging services are typical of a cell broadcast service that periodically broadcasts a message to all subscribers in an area and a point-to-point service that delivers a message only to a designated user.

In addition, the short message of the broadcasting method is transmitted from the message transmitting device to the short message service center (SM-SC), and is retransmitted to the exchange to which the mobile communication terminals belong. The exchange receiving the short message broadcasts the short message to a control station in a corresponding area and transmits the short message to a plurality of mobile communication terminals. The mobile communication terminal for supporting such a short messaging service is equipped with an SMS client which is a separate software for decoding and storing the short message.

In addition, a mobile communication terminal that communicates based on a mobile communication network may also transmit or respond to a short message, and the short message is transmitted from the originating terminal in a point-to-point manner and reached the short message transmission center through an interworking exchange. . The short message transmitting center transmits the short message of the calling terminal to the called terminal through the path confirmed through the paging system.

Recently, such a short messaging service has been established as a firm service for communication subscribers, so that it can be regarded as a main function of a mobile communication terminal including a mobile phone. Accordingly, the short messaging service basically provides a variety of information to the subscribers by adding an additional function for notifying the weather forecast, news, stock information, etc., in addition to the function of transmitting a reply number and a delivery message between the mobile communication terminals. In addition, the scope of application is also expanding.

In addition, mobile communication subscribers are also using a lot of location services that provide the location of the other party based on their location or mutual permission. The location service is a service that allows a subscriber to operate a mobile communication terminal to receive desired location information from a server that provides a corresponding service through a swap connection, or to automatically set up to provide the location information to a specific terminal.

Furthermore, service subscribers using mobile communication terminals tend to regard the mobile communication terminals as not only for voice calls, simple data services, etc., but also as essential items in a modern mobile society. Accordingly, mobile carriers are trying to diversify their efforts to support various additional services through short messaging services, which are inexpensive and widely used. In such a trend, a service for transmitting a short message to a specific terminal user based on time information related to the reservation information including a reservation time, a short message, etc. preset by a service subscriber is provided.

In addition, there is a need to meet the needs of service subscribers to receive a variety of additional services based on a communication infrastructure utilizing a mobile communication terminal, a short message reservation transmission service, a mobile communication network supporting location services. As the service merely transmits a short message set at a predetermined time through a messaging reservation transmission service, there is a limit in implementing an active service that can meet the needs of service subscribers.

Accordingly, the necessity for implementing a more active service by efficiently combining the location service with the short message reservation service.

Accordingly, the present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to set up a service subscriber subscribed to a location-based message reservation transmission service to track a predetermined mobile communication terminal, The present invention provides a location-based message reservation transmission system and method for delivering a location-based message to a specific terminal user when entering or leaving a predetermined reservation location, and a mobile communication terminal applied thereto.

Location-based message reservation transmission system according to a first aspect of the present invention for achieving the above object, the geographic information for mapping with the terminal location information is stored in the database, and the configuration registration through the connection with a predetermined service request terminal Location tracking target terminal is periodically tracked based on the service reservation information to be used, and when the location tracking target terminal enters or exits the reserved location, requesting a message transmission center to transmit a preset location-based message to a message receiving terminal. And a terminal location providing server, wherein the message transmission center transmits the location-based message provided to the message receiving terminal in response to the transmission request.

In addition, the mobile communication terminal according to the second aspect of the present invention for achieving the above object is connected to a terminal location providing server for providing a location-based message reservation transmission service, the telephone number for the location tracking target terminal, the location tracking target For setting the reservation information including a reservation location that is a mobile boundary of the terminal, a phone number for the message receiving terminal and a location-based message for transmitting to the message receiving terminal when the location tracking target terminal enters or leaves the reservation location. And a service setting client.

In addition, the location-based message reservation transmission method according to the third aspect of the present invention for achieving the above object, (A) a service requesting terminal subscribed to the location-based message reservation transmission service is connected to the terminal location providing server of the mobile communication network Step (b) The service request terminal configured as the location tracking target terminal and the message receiving terminal forms list information for the service user to execute for each reserved location to be moved according to a schedule, and then provides each location-based message to the terminal location providing server. And (c) the terminal location providing server periodically tracks the location tracking target terminal and transmits a corresponding location-based message to the message receiving terminal whenever entering or leaving each reserved location. Requesting to the center and (d) the message transmission center responds to the request. And it characterized in that it comprises the step of sending the location-based message that came in words the message receiving terminal.

In addition, the location-based message reservation transmission method according to the fourth aspect of the present invention for achieving the above object, in the message reservation transmission method for identifying the terminal location information, (A) to subscribe to the location-based message reservation transmission service (B) the service requesting terminal accesses a terminal location providing server of a mobile communication network; (b) setting a predetermined location tracking target terminal for the service requesting terminal to receive terminal location information; Registering a location-based message to be provided when entering or leaving the location; (c) the terminal location providing server periodically tracks the location tracking target terminal, and the location tracking target terminal is located at the reserved location. If it is determined that an entry or exit has occurred, the message before sending the location-based message to the message receiving terminal. Requesting to a call center and (d) the message transmitting center comprises transmitting the location-based message provided in response to the request to the service requesting terminal which is a message receiving terminal.

In addition, the location-based message reservation transmission method according to the fifth aspect of the present invention for achieving the above object, (A) the step of collecting the customer terminal information from the service request terminal subscribed to the location-based message reservation transmission service, (b (C) the service requesting terminal accesses a terminal location providing server of a mobile communication network; (c) the service requesting terminal sets location tracking target terminals based on the customer terminal information, and each location tracking target terminal is reserved for a shop including a store; Registering a promotional message set for each customer as a location-based message when entering or leaving a location; (d) periodically tracking the location tracking target terminal set by the terminal location providing server; If the location tracking target terminal is found to have entered or exited, set the location-based message as the message receiving terminal. Requesting a message transmission center to send to the positioning target UE and (e) said messaging center is characterized in that it comprises the step of sending the location-based message provided in response to the request words, the message receiving terminal.

Hereinafter, a preferred embodiment of a location-based message reservation transmission system according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a block diagram illustrating a location-based message reservation transmission system according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the system includes a database of geographic information for enabling a service subscriber to correspondingly identify terminal location information provided through terminal location tracking through cell information of a base station or a global positioning system (GPS). And a predetermined position tracking target terminal 200 based on the service reservation information registered and connected to the service request terminal 100 used by the service subscriber to use the location-based message reservation transmission service. When the location tracking target terminal 200 enters or leaves the reservation location by analyzing the terminal location information provided as the location tracking result, the terminal transmits a preset location-based message to the message receiving terminal. Terminal location providing server 500 for requesting the message transmission center, and the request In response it includes a message transmission center transmitting a location-based message provided by the message receiving terminal 300.

Here, the location-based message may be formed of a message in a variety of ways, and will be described in detail below by limiting the location-based message to a message based on a short messaging service. Accordingly, the message transmission center is also a short message transmission center (400).

In addition, the service request terminal 100 is connected to the terminal location providing server 500 to activate the service setting client that is provided. Through the service setting client, the service request terminal 100 sets the reservation information according to the guided setting menu. The reservation information includes a phone number for the location tracking target terminal 200 and the location tracking target terminal ( The reservation location, which is a mobile boundary of 200, the phone number for the message receiving terminal 300 and the location-based location for providing the message receiving terminal 300 when the location tracking target terminal 200 enters or leaves the reservation location. Messages and the like. In addition, the reservation location is set by using the map information based on the database provided in the terminal location providing server 500, the map information according to the convenience of the service user to retrieve the map information through a service setting client Is a predetermined point which is set by checking a text method or a map image method.

Furthermore, the reservation location includes address information of predetermined points, latitude / longitude of each point, main building information, and road information when a location-based short message included in the reservation information is transmitted to the short messaging service. It is preferably set based on geographic information implemented in a text manner. In addition, when the location-based short message included in the reservation information is transmitted through a multimedia messaging service, in order to set a predetermined reservation location, address information of predetermined points, latitude / longitude of each point, and main building information And geographic information including road information through a database embodying a map image.

In addition, the map image may be embodied as a fixed image according to the SIS (Simple Image Service) method, or may be embodied as a vector image moving vector by the VIS (Vector Image Service) method. Accordingly, the service user can easily set the reservation position.

On the other hand, the service user to be executed depends on how to set the base settings included in the reservation information. For example, if the location tracking target terminal and the message receiving terminal are set to be the same as the service request terminal 100, the location-based generated when the service request terminal 100 enters or exits the corresponding reservation location Since the short message can be directly received, the service user can manage the sort of personal schedule by storing list information for execution at a predetermined reservation location in the location-based short message in advance.

In addition, if the location tracking target terminal 200 is set to a terminal different from the service request terminal 100 and the message receiving terminal is set to be the same as the service request terminal 100, the location tracking target terminal 200 in advance When entering or leaving the set reservation position, the service request terminal 100 receives the corresponding location-based short message so that the service user can obtain a predetermined information on the movement of the location of another user. . Furthermore, the location tracking target terminal 200 and the message receiving terminal 300 are all set to different terminals from the service request terminal 100, or the location tracking target terminal 200 and the message receiving terminal 300 are set. Another service may be implemented by setting a plurality of terminals.

Hereinafter, the location-based message reservation transmission method according to the present invention with reference to the accompanying drawings in more detail.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating a message reservation transmission process for schedule management based on the system shown in FIG. 1. As shown in FIG. 2, in the location-based message reservation transmission method for personal schedule management, a service user subscribes to a location-based message reservation transmission service through a service request terminal 100, which is a predetermined mobile communication terminal (S100). Through the mobile communication network 600 is connected to the terminal location providing server 500 that manages the location-based message reservation service (S102). Thereafter, the service user starts the service setting client included in the service request terminal 100 (S104), and moves the location to be based on his schedule according to the guide menu implemented on the terminal screen through the service setting client. Set reserved positions (S106). In step S106, the service request terminal 100, which is set as the location tracking target terminal, is additionally set to the reservation time to which the location is to be moved, and the location tracking target terminal 100 observes the reservation time. When the location is moved to the reserved location may be set to transmit the location-based short message to the service request terminal 100 set as the message receiving terminal.

Further, the service user generates list information for executing according to a schedule at each reserved location (S108), and performs the process of registering the list information as a location-based short message (S110). Thereafter, the terminal location providing server 500 periodically tracks the service request terminal 100 corresponding to the location tracking target terminal according to the reservation information of the registered service subscriber and collects terminal location information (S112). If it is determined that predetermined location information has entered or exited a predetermined reservation location from the terminal location information collected in step S112 (S114), the terminal location providing server 500 sends a corresponding location-based short message to a message receiving terminal. Request to the short message transmission center 400 to be transmitted to the service request terminal 100 (S116). Accordingly, the short message transmission center 400 transmits the authorized location-based short message to the message receiving terminal 100 (S118).

3 is a flowchart illustrating a message reservation transmission process for identifying terminal location information based on the system of FIG. 1. As shown in FIG. 3, in the short message reservation transmission method for identifying predetermined terminal location information, a service user subscribes to a location-based message reservation transmission service using a service request terminal 100, which is a mobile communication terminal ( S200), the service request terminal 100 is connected to the terminal location providing server 500 that manages the location-based message reservation transmission service (S202). Subsequently, a service setting client provided in the service request terminal 100 starts (S204), and the service user wants to track the location in the reservation information according to the guide menu displayed on the terminal screen through the service setting client. The mobile communication terminal is set as the location tracking target terminal 200 (S206). Furthermore, the service user sets a predetermined reservation position, which is a movement boundary for detecting the position movement of the location tracking target terminal 200, based on the geographic information stored in the database of the terminal location providing server 500 (S208). When the location tracking target terminal 200 enters or leaves the reservation location set in step S208, a process of forming and registering a predetermined location-based message for receiving the service request terminal 100, which is a message receiving terminal, is performed. It becomes (S210).

Thereafter, the terminal location providing server 500 periodically tracks the location tracking target terminal 200 based on the registered reservation information and collects terminal location information related thereto (S212). In addition, the terminal location providing server 500 determines whether the location tracking target terminal 200 has entered or exited the registered reservation location using the collected terminal location information (S214), and according to the determination result. Requests the short message transmission center 400 to transmit the location-based short message to the service request terminal 100 set as the message receiving terminal (S216).

Accordingly, the short message transmitting center 400 transmits the authorized location-based short message to the message receiving terminal 100 (S218).

4 is a flowchart illustrating a message reservation transmission process for promoting a business through terminal location information based on the system shown in FIG. 1. As shown in FIG. 4, in the message reservation transmission method for promoting a business through terminal location information, the service user subscribes to the location-based message reservation transmission service using the service request terminal 100 (S300). A process of collecting terminal information of customers related to the business is performed (S302). Subsequently, the service request terminal 100 connects to the terminal location providing server 500 that manages the location-based message reservation transmission service for service setting (S304), and activates the self-configured service setting client (S306). .

In addition, the service user performs a process of setting the location tracking target terminals 200 based on the customer terminal information according to the guide menu displayed on the terminal screen by the activation of the service setting client (S308). In addition, the reservation position for determining the location is set (S310). Furthermore, the service user classifies and groups each customer for business purposes, and registers the reservation information in the reservation information using the classified message formed as a location-based message (S312).

Subsequently, the terminal location providing server 500 periodically tracks each location tracking target terminal 200 based on the registered reservation information to collect corresponding terminal location information (S314), and uses the collected terminal location information. It is determined whether the predetermined location tracking target terminal 200 has entered or exited the registered reservation location (S316), and based on the result of the determination, the location-based message related to the location tracking target terminal 200 used by the customer. The short message transmission center 400 requests to transmit (S318). Accordingly, the short message transmitting center 400 transmits the authorized location-based short message to the location tracking target terminal 200 set as the message receiving terminal (S320).

Although the above has been described with reference to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, those skilled in the art will be variously modified and changed within the scope of the invention without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention described in the claims below. I can understand that you can.

Accordingly, the present invention implements a system and method for delivering a location-based message corresponding to a specific terminal user when a predetermined mobile communication terminal enters or leaves a specific reservation location using terminal location information. By setting the terminal of the service user as a location tracking target terminal and registering the list information as a location-based message, it is possible to manage its own schedule without forgetting, and by setting another terminal as a location tracking target terminal to identify a specific location movement. And, there is an advantage that can pass a predetermined promotional message to the terminal of the customer entering or leaving the store for business purposes.

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In the message reservation transmission system, Stores the geographic information to be mapped to the terminal location information in a database, periodically tracks the location tracking target terminal based on the service reservation information registered through the connection with a predetermined service request terminal, and the location tracking target terminal A terminal location providing server for requesting a message transmission center to transmit a preset location-based message to a message receiving terminal when entering or leaving a reserved location; The message transmission center transmits the location-based message provided to the message receiving terminal in response to the transmission request, The reservation information is a location-based message reservation transmission system, characterized in that for setting the location tracking target terminal and the message receiving terminal to a plurality of terminals. The method of claim 1, wherein the reservation information is A location-based message, comprising: a telephone number for the location tracking target terminal, a reserved location that is a moving boundary of the location tracking target terminal, a phone number for the message receiving terminal, and a location-based message for transmitting to the message receiving terminal; Scheduled transfer system. The method according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the reserved position is When the location-based message is transmitted to the short messaging service, the geographic information including the address information of each point, latitude / longitude of each point, main building information, and road information is set based on the database embodying text information. Location-based message reservation transmission system, characterized in that. The method according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the reserved position is When the location-based message is transmitted to the multimedia messaging service, the location-based message is set based on the database embodying the geographic information including the address information of each point, latitude / longitude of each point, main building information, and road information as a map image. Location-based message reservation transmission system, characterized in that. The method of claim 4, wherein the map image is Location-based message reservation transmission system, characterized in that implemented as a fixed image according to the SIS (Simple Image Service) method. The method of claim 4, wherein the map image is Location-based message reservation transmission system, characterized in that implemented as a vector moving vector image according to the VIS (Vector Image Service) method. The terminal of claim 1 or 2, wherein the location tracking target terminal and the message receiving terminal Location-based message reservation transmission system characterized in that it is set to the same terminal as the service request terminal. The terminal of claim 1 or 2, wherein the location tracking target terminal Location-based message reservation transmission system characterized in that it is set to a terminal different from the service request terminal, the message receiving terminal is set to the same as the service request terminal. The terminal of claim 1 or 2, wherein the location tracking target terminal Location-based message reservation transmission system characterized in that it is set to a terminal different from the service request terminal, the message receiving terminal is set to a different terminal than the service request terminal. delete The method of claim 1, wherein the terminal location providing server The location-based message reservation transmission system characterized in that the location tracking periodically tracked through the cell information of each base station and the Global Positioning System (GPS). A terminal providing a location-based message reservation transmission service is connected to a server providing a location tracking server, a phone number for a location tracking target terminal, a reservation location which is a mobile boundary of the location tracking target terminal, a phone number for a message receiving terminal, and the location tracking target terminal. And a service setting client for setting reservation information including a location-based message for transmitting to the message receiving terminal when entering or leaving the reservation location. The reservation information is a mobile communication terminal, characterized in that for setting the location tracking target terminal and the message receiving terminal to a plurality of terminals. The method of claim 12, wherein the service setting client is And forming the location-based message into a short message or a multimedia message. delete delete In the message reservation transmission method for identifying the terminal location information, (A) accessing, by a service requesting terminal subscribed to a location-based message reservation transmission service, to a terminal location providing server of a mobile communication network; (B) The service requesting terminal sets a predetermined location tracking target terminal for receiving terminal location information, and registers a location-based message to be provided when the location tracking target terminal enters or leaves a preset reservation location. Doing; (C) the terminal location providing server periodically tracks the location tracking target terminal and transmits the location-based message to the service request terminal when it is determined that the location tracking target terminal enters or leaves the reservation location. Requesting a message transmission center; And (D) the message transmission center transmitting the location-based message provided in response to the request to the service requesting terminal, Step (b) is If the service request terminal and the location tracking target terminal is not the same terminal, the terminal location providing server further comprises the step of confirming whether to agree on the location tracking service from the location tracking target terminal; How to send a message reservation. delete In the message reservation transmission method for promoting the business through the terminal location information, (A) collecting, by the service request terminal, the customer terminal information subscribed to the location-based message reservation transmission service; (B) the service requesting terminal accessing a terminal location providing server of a mobile communication network; (C) The service request terminal sets location tracking target terminals based on the customer terminal information, and when each location tracking target terminal enters or leaves a reservation location including a store, a promotional message set for each customer is based on location. Registering as a message; (D) The terminal location providing server periodically tracks each of the set location tracking target terminals, and if it is determined that a predetermined location tracking target terminal enters or leaves the reserved location, the location-based message is set as a message receiving terminal. Requesting a message transmission center to transmit to a location tracking target terminal; And (E) the message transmission center transmitting the location-based message provided in response to the request to the message receiving terminal.

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