KR100919042B1 - Apparatus and method for transferring rescue asking message - Google Patents

Abstract

A method and apparatus for transmitting a rescue request message are disclosed. A method for making a rescue request by a subscriber terminal connected to a central center through a mobile communication network, the method comprising: generating a rescue request signal including an emergency message by receiving an emergency button; And transmitting the generated rescue request signal to the central center connected to the mobile communication network, wherein the central center determines the location of the subscriber station included in the emergency message and is located close to the location of the subscriber station. Provided are a method and apparatus for requesting rescue in the event of a disaster, wherein the rescue request message is transmitted to at least one other terminal. When a disaster occurs according to the present invention through the method and device for requesting rescue, it is possible to shorten the rescue time of the disaster and reduce the burden on the emergency rescue center.

Emergency rescue, terminal, central center

Description

Apparatus and method for transferring rescue asking message}

The present invention relates to a method for requesting rescue in the event of a disaster, and more particularly, to a method and apparatus for transmitting a rescue request message to other terminal users located near a subscriber through a mobile communication network when the subscriber is exposed to danger.

With the recent widespread use of mobile communication terminals, mobile communication terminals have become a necessity for the general public. In addition, with the development of mobile communication services, it is possible to use a mobile communication terminal to go beyond simply sending or receiving a text or voice call and to track the location of the terminal user. In addition, with this location tracking technology, technologies for Location Based Service (LBS) and Geographical Information System (GIS), which are recently associated with Global Positioning System (GPS) technology, are rapidly increasing. It is developing.

By applying this technique, there has been known a prior art about a method of making a rescue request based on the location of a terminal user when an emergency situation occurs. However, the related art is mostly about a method of sending a disaster occurrence message to a nearby emergency rescue center when a disaster occurs, so that the emergency rescue center is in charge of rescue of the disaster victim.

According to the prior art, it is necessary for a rescue requester waiting for a rescue to wait for the rescue of an emergency rescue center, and it may increase anxiety and anxiety of the rescue requester until the rescue request. In addition, if the general public can be rescued without the help of the emergency center, the emergency rescue center may be congested.

The present invention provides a method and apparatus for transmitting a rescue request message as devised by the aforementioned needs.

That is, the present invention tracks the location of a subscriber station making a rescue request and transmits a rescue request message to a plurality of terminal users located near the subscriber terminal, so that the subscriber terminal user who has made a rescue request in the event of a disaster is It is intended to alleviate the anxiety and nervousness of the rescue requester and to shorten the rescue time until waiting for the rescue request.

In addition, by tracking the location of the subscriber terminal user who made a rescue request, by sending a rescue request message to a plurality of terminal users located near the subscriber terminal user, the general public can be rescued without the assistance of the emergency center.

Technical problems presented by the present invention will be easily understood through the following description.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a rescue request method in the event of a disaster.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a method for making a rescue request by a subscriber terminal connected to a central center through a mobile communication network, the method comprising: generating a rescue request signal including an emergency message by receiving an emergency button; And transmitting the generated rescue request signal to the central center connected to the mobile communication network, wherein the central center determines the location of the subscriber station included in the emergency message and is located close to the location of the subscriber station. There is provided a rescue request method comprising transmitting a rescue request message to one or more other terminals.

In addition, the emergency button is a rescue request method is a button or a predetermined shortcut key provided separately in the subscriber terminal is provided.

In addition, the emergency message is provided with a rescue request method comprising one or more of the current location information, time information and identity information of the subscriber.

In addition, the location information of the subscriber station is provided from the subscriber terminal is provided with a rescue request method included in the emergency message.

In addition, the rescue request message transmitted to the other terminal is provided with a rescue request method in the event of a disaster including the location information of the subscriber terminal and the contact information of the subscriber.

In addition, a rescue request message transmitted to another terminal is provided with a rescue request method in which at least one or more of a short message (SMS), a multimedia message (MMS), and a voice message are transmitted.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, a program of instructions that can be executed by a terminal for a rescue request is tangibly implemented, and in a recording medium recording a program that can be read by the terminal, an emergency button Generating a rescue request signal including an emergency message; And transmitting the generated rescue request signal to the central center connected to the mobile communication network, wherein the central center determines the location of the subscriber station included in the emergency message and stores the location of the subscriber station. Provided is a recording medium having recorded thereon a program comprising transmitting a rescue request message to at least one other terminal in proximity.

According to an aspect of the present invention, a terminal for making a rescue request in the event of a disaster is provided.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a terminal for making a rescue request through a central center and a mobile communication network, the terminal comprising: an input unit for receiving a rescue request command when an emergency occurs; A location information generator for generating location information of the terminal; A message generator for generating an emergency message including location information of the terminal; And a communication unit for transmitting a rescue request signal including the emergency message to the central center connected to the mobile communication network, wherein the central center receives the rescue request signal and at least one other terminal close to the location of the subscriber station. A terminal is provided which transmits a rescue request message.

In addition, the rescue request command is provided with a terminal generated by receiving a button or a predetermined shortcut key provided separately in the terminal.

In addition, the emergency message is provided with a terminal that further includes at least one or more information of time information and identity information.

In addition, the rescue request message sent to the other terminal is provided with a terminal that includes the subscriber's location information and the subscriber's contact information.

In addition, the rescue request message transmitted to the other terminal is provided with a terminal that is transmitted in at least one or more of the short message (SMS), multimedia message (MMS) and voice message.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, a method for transmitting a rescue request message from a central center connected to a subscriber station through a mobile communication network to another terminal, the method comprising: receiving a rescue request signal from the subscriber station; Determining a current location of a subscriber station that has transmitted the received rescue request signal; Detecting another terminal located near the identified current location of the subscriber station; And transmitting a rescue request message to the detected other terminal.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, in a central center connected to a subscriber station through a mobile communication network and transmitting a rescue request message to another terminal, receiving a rescue request signal from the subscriber station and requesting rescue to another terminal Communication unit for transmitting a message; A location extracting unit for extracting a location of the subscriber station that has transmitted the rescue request signal and detecting another terminal located near the location; A message processor for analyzing a rescue request signal received from the subscriber station and generating a rescue request message to be transmitted to another terminal; And a control unit controlling a terminal location extraction operation of the location extraction unit and a message processing operation of the message processing unit.

Through the method and apparatus for transmitting a rescue request message according to the present invention, it is possible to shorten the time required for a rescue requester to wait for the rescue of an emergency rescue center and to alleviate anxiety and anxiety of the rescue requester until the rescue request. In addition, if the general public can be rescued without the help of the emergency center, it is possible to reduce the burden on the emergency rescue center by allowing the rescuer to be rescued by the general public.

As the invention allows for various changes and numerous embodiments, particular embodiments will be illustrated in the drawings and described in detail in the written description. However, this is not intended to limit the present invention to specific embodiments, it should be understood to include all modifications, equivalents, and substitutes included in the spirit and scope of the present invention.

When a component is referred to as being "connected" or "connected" to another component, it may be directly connected to or connected to that other component, but it may be understood that other components may be present in between. Should be. On the other hand, when a component is said to be "directly connected" or "directly connected" to another component, it should be understood that there is no other component in between.

The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular example embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the present invention. Singular expressions include plural expressions unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. In this application, the terms "comprise" or "have" are intended to indicate that there is a feature, number, step, operation, component, part, or combination thereof described in the specification, and one or more other features. It is to be understood that the present invention does not exclude the possibility of the presence or the addition of numbers, steps, operations, components, components, or a combination thereof.

Unless defined otherwise, all terms used herein, including technical or scientific terms, have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art. Terms such as those defined in the commonly used dictionaries should be construed as having meanings consistent with the meanings in the context of the related art and shall not be construed in ideal or excessively formal meanings unless expressly defined in this application. Do not.

In addition, in the description with reference to the accompanying drawings, the same components regardless of reference numerals will be given the same reference numerals and duplicate description thereof will be omitted. In the following description of the present invention, if it is determined that the detailed description of the related known technology may unnecessarily obscure the subject matter of the present invention, the detailed description thereof will be omitted.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a mobile communication system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

1, a mobile communication system according to an embodiment of the present invention is a subscriber station 100, a central center 120, at least one other terminal 130-1, 130-2, for receiving a rescue request message, ... 130-n, hereinafter referred to as "130") and the mobile communication network 110 connecting them.

The terminal 100 includes a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant), a cellular phone, a Personal Communication Service (PCS) phone, a Hand-Held PC, a GSM (Global System for Mobile) phone, and a W-CDMA (Wideband CDMA) phone. , CDMA-2000 phone, MBS (Mobile Broad and System) phone and the like, the type can be selected according to the type of mobile communication system constituting the mobile communication network (110). Here, MBS phone refers to a mobile phone to be used in the fourth generation system currently being discussed.

The subscriber station 100 may send a rescue request signal automatically requesting an emergency rescue even with a simple operation (for example, emergency button input) without a direct call of the subscriber. In addition, the subscriber station 100 is equipped with a location tracking function to determine the exact location of the current subscriber station 100 in real time, to enable location-based rescue services in the event of an emergency rescue request. The other terminal 130 may be applied without limitation as long as it is a terminal capable of receiving data from the central center 120.

The mobile communication network 110 includes a wireless base station, a mobile switching center (MSC) and a data core network (DCN), and is wirelessly connected to the terminals 100 and 130, and the central center 120. In the case where the subscriber station 100 transmits a rescue request signal, the subscriber station 100 tracks the location of the subscriber station 100 to perform a rescue service for transmitting data to another terminal 130. It performs various functions for the purpose.

The central center 120 analyzes the rescue request signal transmitted from the subscriber terminal 100, recognizes that the location and emergency situation of the subscriber has occurred, and requests the rescue to another terminal 130 near the subscriber terminal 100. Send a message.

Therefore, a subscriber in danger generates an emergency message informing that the user is in danger through a button operation indicating that an emergency has occurred, and sends a rescue request signal including an emergency message to the central center 120 through the mobile communication network 110. To send).

In this case, the button indicating that an emergency has occurred may be an emergency button provided separately in the subscriber terminal 100, or may be a predefined shortcut key when the emergency button is not provided separately. The central center 120 receives a rescue request signal from the subscriber station 100 and analyzes an emergency message included in the rescue request signal.

The emergency message may include location information, time information, identity information, etc. of the subscriber station 100. The location information of the subscriber station 100 may be generated using a location tracking module (eg, GPS) provided in the subscriber station 100.

The central center 120 detects the other terminal 130 at the position closest to the subscriber terminal 100 based on the location of the subscriber terminal 100 and describes the exact location of the subscriber in the other terminal 130. The rescue request message including the information may be transmitted.

The rescue request message may be transmitted in the form of a short message service (SMS) or a multimedia message service (MMS) and may include a voice message. Upon receiving the rescue request message, the user of another terminal 130 may facilitate the rescue of the subscriber by going to the location where the subscriber who requested the rescue is located, based on the location information included in the message.

2 is a schematic structural diagram of a terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2, the subscriber station 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention is a terminal control unit 210, input unit 220, location information generation unit 230, emergency message generation unit 240, transmission unit ( 250 and a display unit 260.

The terminal controller 210 can control the overall operation of the subscriber terminal 100. In particular, the terminal controller 210 transmits a rescue request signal to the central center 120 when the subscriber terminal 100 is in an emergency situation, and receives a series of information related to the rescue request situation from the central center 120. The display unit 260 may control the display to be displayed. For example, it informs that the rescue request message has been transmitted to the other terminal 130 presently located near the subscriber terminal 100, and displays the location of the other terminal 130 and the screen in which the rescue operation is in progress. Control to display through 260. In addition, the terminal controller 210 may transmit signals generated corresponding to the manipulation of the input unit 220 of the user to the emergency message generator 240.

In addition, the terminal controller 210 transmits the current location information of the terminal generated by the location information generator 230 to the emergency message generator 240, and the emergency message generator 240 includes emergency information including the location information of the terminal. When the message is generated, it may be transmitted to the central center 120 through the transmitter 250.

The input unit 220 includes a plurality of numeric keys, menu keys, and function keys for performing various functions. The input unit 220 may generate various signals corresponding to a user's operation and transmit the generated signals to the terminal controller 210. In particular, the input unit 220 is provided with an emergency button, the position of the emergency button may be used by setting any one of the existing keypad, navigation keys, function keys, side direction keys for the emergency button, on the terminal 100 You can also add a new key to. The input unit 220 may be an input means such as a keypad and / or a touch pad.

The location information generator 230 may include a GPS receiver unit (not shown), and may receive a GPS signal from a GPS satellite (for example, 27 satellites including three supplemental satellites). In addition, the location information generator 230 may generate location information on the current location of the subscriber station 100 using the GPS signal and transmit the location information to the terminal controller 210. In particular, the location information generation unit 230 may generate location information corresponding to the location information generation command. That is, when the location information generation command is received from the terminal controller 210, the location information generation unit 230 may generate location information on the location where the subscriber station 100 is currently located. Here, the location information generator 230 may use differential GPS (DGPS) to minimize the error range. The method for generating location information in the location information generator 230 is apparent to those skilled in the art, and a detailed description thereof will be omitted herein.

The emergency message generating unit 240 may generate an emergency message including at least one or more information of the current location information, time information, and identity information of the subscriber. In particular, the emergency message generator 240 may generate an emergency message corresponding to the emergency message generation command. That is, the emergency message generator 240 may generate an emergency message including the current location information, time information, identity information, etc. of the subscriber when an emergency message generation command is received from the terminal controller 210. Here, the current location information of the subscriber may be generated by the location information generation unit 230, the current time information of the emergency button and the subscriber terminal identification number (MIN: mobile identification number mobile station identification number / ESN: electronic serial number) The device serial number) may be used to generate identification information of the current subscriber terminal user.

The communication unit 250 may exchange data with various devices (eg, other terminals 130, the central center 120, etc.) connected to the subscriber station 100 through a mobile communication network. In particular, the terminal controller 210 may receive a rescue request signal including an emergency message from the subscriber terminal 100 through the communication unit 240 and transmit the signal to the central center 120. In addition, the terminal controller 210 may receive a series of information related to a rescue request situation from the central center 120 through the communication unit 240 and display it on the display unit 260. Here, the communication unit 250 may further include a modem, an antenna, a signal amplifier, and the like, capable of modulating / demodulating a signal in a preset manner.

The display unit 260 may display various received data to the outside so that the user can visually recognize it. In particular, the display unit 250 receives a series of information related to a rescue request situation from the central center 120 and transmits a rescue request message to another terminal 130 currently located near the location of the subscriber station 100. Informs, and outputs the screen of the other terminal 130, the position and the rescue operation is in progress. The display unit 250 may be a liquid crystal display (LCD), a plasma display panel (PDP), or the like.

That is, when an emergency occurs, the subscriber may input an emergency button of the subscriber terminal 100 to transmit an emergency message including current location information to the central center 120. Meanwhile, the central center 120 receives an emergency message from the subscriber terminal 100, grasps the location of the current subscriber, detects another terminal 130 present in the vicinity of the current subscriber, and receives another terminal 130. Send a rescue request message In this way, disaster relief by the public can be easily achieved without the help of an emergency center.

3 is a block diagram of a central center according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3, the central center 120 according to an embodiment of the present invention may include a message processor 300, a controller 310, a location extractor 320, and a communicator 330.

The controller 310 may control the overall operation of the central center 120. Under the control of the controller 310, the message processing unit 300 analyzes an emergency message included in the rescue request signal received from the subscriber station 100 (for example, using DGPS information, etc. included in the message). Thus, the current location of the subscriber station 100, time information, the identity information of the subscriber can be grasped.

In another embodiment, the central center 120 may only receive a rescue request signal that does not include an emergency message from the subscriber terminal 100. In this case, the location information of the terminal that sent the rescue request signal may be generated by the location extracting unit 320 of the central center.

The message processing unit 300 may extract the current location of the subscriber station 100 and transmit the extracted current location to the control unit 310, and the control unit 310 may be located near other terminals corresponding to the current location of the subscriber station 100. The position extractor 320 is controlled to detect 130.

The location extracting unit 320 queries the GIS (Geographic Information System) based on the current location information of the subscriber terminal 100 extracted from the message processing unit 300 to determine the exact location of the subscriber on the map of the road name, It can be identified by linking the name and distance of administrative area. In addition, based on the identified subscriber's exact location, the other terminal 130 in the vicinity of the location can be detected. The location extractor 320 transmits the detected list of other terminals 130 to the controller 310.

The control unit 310 receives a list of other terminals existing near the region where the subscriber station 100 is located, issues a rescue request message creation command to the message processing unit 300, and transmits the rescue request message created by the message processing unit 300 to the communication unit ( It transmits to the other terminal 130 through the 330. The rescue request message may include a message informing of an emergency situation, accurate location information of the subscriber station, a reply number of the subscriber station, and the like.

4 is a schematic flowchart of a rescue request method when a disaster occurs according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 4, a structure request method performed in the subscriber station 100, the central center 120, and the other terminal 130 is illustrated.

The subscriber in an emergency situation inputs an emergency button provided in the subscriber terminal 100 (S400). The emergency button may be an emergency button separately provided in the subscriber terminal 100, or may be a predefined shortcut key when the emergency button is not separately provided.

The subscriber terminal 100 receiving the emergency button from the subscriber generates an emergency message corresponding to the emergency button and transmits a rescue request signal including the generated emergency message to the central center 120 (S402). In this case, the emergency message includes current location information of the subscriber station 100, and location information of the subscriber station 100 is generated using a location tracking module (eg, GPS, etc.) provided in the subscriber station 100. It may be.

The central center 120 receives the rescue request signal from the subscriber station 100, analyzes the emergency message included in the rescue request signal, and confirms the current location of the subscriber (S404). Here, the current location of the subscriber may be extracted using location information of the subscriber station 100 included in the emergency message, that is, DGPS information. In another embodiment, the current location of the subscriber station 100 may be extracted directly from the central center 120.

The central center 120 detects a more accurate location of the subscriber station 100 through the GIS, and searches for another terminal 130 near the current location of the subscriber based on the location of the subscriber (S406).

In addition, the central center 120 composes and transmits a rescue request message including the exact location of the subscriber to the searched other terminal 130 (S408). The rescue request message may be transmitted in at least one of a short message (SMS), a multimedia message (MMS), and a voice message.

The other terminal 130 located near the subscriber's location receives the rescue request message from the central center 120 (S410), and can easily rescue the subscriber who made a rescue request by going to the location included in the message.

In the case where the rescue of the subscriber is difficult by the general public (for example, fire, life risk, etc.), it is preferable to request the rescue to an emergency rescue center (for example, 119, fire station, hospital, etc.). If the rescue by the general public is easy, and it is about a method for rescue of the disaster without the help of the emergency rescue center concerned, the above-mentioned special situation is not discussed.

5 is a rescue request message received from another terminal according to another embodiment of the present invention.

The rescue request message received from another terminal 130 may include an emergency rescue notification 510, a subscriber's current location 520, a subscriber's contact 530, and the like.

Referring to Figure 5, the emergency rescue notification 510 is "an emergency rescue request message of the center. Waiting for the rescue request on the third floor of the building A located in the recipient of the message", and may be configured in the form of a joke message. In order to prevent the spam message may be sent along with a separate authentication code 512, and the like.

The authentication code 512 may be made of numbers, letters, pictures, and the like, and may be a mark, a seal, or the like representing the central center 120 to increase reliability.

The subscriber's current location 520 is a more detailed description of the text described in the emergency help notification 510, and may inform geographical location information in a map form.

The subscriber's contact number 530 is the subscriber's terminal number and may be sent together to go to the subscriber's location to obtain more accurate information about the assistance situation or to facilitate location.

Although the above has been described with reference to embodiments of the present invention, those skilled in the art may variously modify the present invention without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention as set forth in the claims below. And can be changed.

1 is a schematic structural diagram of a mobile communication system according to an embodiment of the present invention;

2 is a schematic structural diagram of a terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention;

Figure 3 is a block diagram of a central center according to an embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a schematic flowchart of a rescue request method in the event of a disaster according to an embodiment of the present invention;

5 is a rescue request message received from another terminal according to another embodiment of the present invention.

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100: terminal

110: mobile communication network

120: central center

130: other terminal

Claims (14)

delete delete delete delete delete delete delete delete delete delete delete delete A method for transmitting a rescue request message from a central center connected to a subscriber terminal through a mobile communication network to another terminal, Receiving a rescue request signal from the subscriber station; Determining a current location of a subscriber station that has transmitted the received rescue request signal; Detecting another terminal located near the identified current location of the subscriber station; And Transmitting the rescue request message to the detected other terminal; The rescue request message is a rescue request message transmission method characterized in that it comprises a predetermined authentication code. In the central center is connected to the subscriber terminal via a mobile communication network, and transmits a rescue request message to the other terminal, A communication unit for receiving a rescue request signal from the subscriber station and transmitting a rescue request message to another terminal; A location extracting unit for extracting a location of the subscriber station that has transmitted the rescue request signal and detecting another terminal located near the location; A message processor for analyzing a rescue request signal received from the subscriber station and generating a rescue request message to be transmitted to another terminal; And And a controller for controlling the terminal location extraction operation of the location extraction unit and controlling the message processing operation of the message processing unit. And the message processing unit includes an authentication code defined in the rescue request message.

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