KR101038656B1 - Global positioning system terminal and position information providing service method and position information using method using the same - Google Patents

Abstract

The Global Positioning System (GPS) terminal according to the present invention is based on first position information on a user received through a GPS receiver and second position information on acquaintances received or registered in advance through the GPS receiver. Calculate and provide the movement path and the movement information of the user, calculate and provide the relative position information of the acquaintances with respect to the user, and provide the position information of the acquaintances based on the keyword included in the second position information. Search and provide.

GPS, handset, location information, travel route

Description

Global POSITIONING SYSTEM TERMINAL AND POSITION INFORMATION PROVIDING SERVICE METHOD AND POSITION INFORMATION USING METHOD USING THE SAME}

The present invention relates to a technology for providing location information, and more particularly, to a GPS (Global Positioning System) terminal, a method for providing location information using the GPS terminal and a service server, and a method for using location information using the GPS terminal and a computer. will be.

Recently, GPS technology using satellites has been developed and widely used by the general public. It is used not only for military use, but also for navigation devices of aircraft, ships and automobiles, and also for surveying and mapping. In addition, the GPS transceiver is attached to the vehicle to receive the speed camera location information, and road information (navigation) is used for such purposes, such a service is a typical GPS commercial service. In addition, with the recent spread of Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) terminals, a GPS transceiver is embedded in a mobile phone to grasp location information of a user's own mobile phone.

However, the location information service that can identify the location of the user and acquaintances more systematically and effectively by using the GPS transceiver has not been provided, and technology development for this is required.

Accordingly, the present invention provides a GPS terminal for easily collecting and managing location information of a user and acquaintances registered by the user, a location information service method using the GPS terminal, and a location information using method. It is.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a GPS terminal may include a GPS receiver, a first memory, and a location information providing unit. In a GPS terminal interlocked with an external terminal equipped with a driving program for a location information providing service transmitted from a service server according to an embodiment of the present invention, a GPS receiver receives and transmits location information. The first memory stores first location information for the user received through the GPS receiver and second location information received from the external terminal. In this case, the second location information may be location information of each of the acquaintances registered in advance in the external terminal using the driving program executed in the external terminal. Compute and provide the movement path of the user, the movement information and the relative position information of each of the acquaintances for the user based on the first position information and the second position information stored in the acquaintance, and the acquaintance based on the input keyword. Provides by searching for location information for each of them.

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Location information using method according to an embodiment of the present invention for achieving the above technical problem can be implemented using a GPS terminal and an external terminal. Method for using location information according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a connection interface, a memory, a first map service providing unit and a second map service providing unit, the GPS terminal by the drive program for the location information providing service transmitted from the service server In the method of using location information in an external terminal linked to the first location information, the first location information for the first user and the second location information for each of the second users registered as acquaintances by the first user from the GPS terminal Receiving, The first map service providing unit of the external terminal by calculating the relative position information of each of the acquaintances for the first user by the driving program based on the first location information and the second location information. Mapping and providing a first map on a first map, based on the first location information and the second location information; Calculating moving paths and movement information of each of the first users and acquaintances by the driving program of an external terminal and providing location information by matching the second map with a second map service provider of the external terminal; Searching for and providing location information about each of the second acquaintances based on the keyword inputted from the driving program, and providing detailed information of an acquaintance according to the editing using the driving program of the first user of the external terminal. The method may include providing the edited detailed information to the first user after storing in the memory.

As described above, the GPS terminal, the method of providing location information using the same, and the method of using the location information using the same according to the present invention use the location information of a plurality of users received through a GPS receiver or a communication network. Provides an effect that can easily collect, manage, and use location information of other registered users.

In order to fully understand the present invention, the operational advantages of the present invention, and the objects achieved by the practice of the present invention, reference should be made to the accompanying drawings and the contents described in the drawings. Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Like reference numerals in the drawings denote like elements.

1 shows a system for providing location information using a GPS terminal 4 according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 1, the service server 1 transmits a wire / wireless communication network 2 to an external terminal 3 or a GPS terminal 4 to provide a program for providing a location information providing service. External terminal user management, user-specific DB (Data Base) management, etc. can be performed at the request of.

The external terminal 3 can provide various services in conjunction with the GPS terminal 4 by mounting a driving program. The external terminal 3 may be a computer system such as a personal computer (PC), a notebook computer, a personal digital assistant (PDA), and the like, which can utilize location information received from the GPS terminal 4 using the driving program.

The user of the GPS terminal 4 connects the GPS terminal 4 to the external terminal 3 so that the data on the acquaintances (relative distance information to be described later, the movement of the user) from the GPS terminal 4 to the external terminal 3 are obtained. Route and movement information, etc.). In addition, the user can manage the information of the user himself and the acquaintances received from the GPS terminal 4 using the external terminal (3). The GPS terminal 4 may include various types of products in which a GPS module is built, such as a mobile phone, a smartphone, and a navigation device with a built-in GPS function. Hereinafter, for convenience of explanation, it is assumed that the users of the external terminal 3 and the GPS terminal 4 are the same person.

The GPS terminal 4 is a terminal directly carried by a user who receives a location indication information service, and has a GPS receiver. The user can check the location and detailed information of himself and his acquaintances through the GPS terminal 4.

2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a GPS terminal 4 according to an embodiment of the present invention. 1 and 2, the GPS terminal 4 may include a GPS receiver 10, a memory unit 30, and a location information providing unit 50.

The GPS receiver 10 may receive location information of the GPS terminal 4 and transmit the location information to the memory unit 30 through the location information providing unit 50. The external terminal 3 may transmit the second location information about the people registered as acquaintances to the memory unit 30 in advance. The location information may include at least one of a user's name, address, e-mail address, phone number, mobile phone number, and current location.

Meanwhile, the second location information may be stored in the memory unit 30 in advance from the service server 1 via the wired / wireless communication network 2 and the external terminal 3. In this case, the second location information may be set based on a fixed location (eg, an address), or may be set based on a variable location (eg, the location of a user of another moving GPS terminal).

In addition, the memory unit 30 may store direction information, relative distance information, a moving path, and moving information about the user of the acquaintances calculated by the location information providing unit 50 to be described later. The memory unit 30 may be physically configured as an internal memory or an external memory. Basically, the memory unit 30 may be configured to store data in the internal memory by a GPS terminal driving program.

The location information providing unit 50 is connected between the GPS receiver 10 and the memory unit 30. The location information providing unit 50 extracts first location information where the GPS terminal 4 is located from the memory unit 30 and uses the first location information. The movement path and movement information of the user of the GPS terminal 4 according to time can be calculated and provided.

In addition, the location information providing unit 50 may calculate and provide relative location information between the first location information of the user of the GPS terminal 4 and the second location information of acquaintances. In addition, the location information providing unit 50 may search for and provide location information on each of the acquaintances stored in the first memory 30 based on the input keyword.

The location information providing unit 50 may include a first location information module 51, a second location information module 53, and a search module 55. In the present specification, a module may mean a functional and structural combination of hardware for performing the technical idea of the present invention and software for driving the hardware.

For example, the module may mean a logical unit of a predetermined code and a hardware resource for performing the predetermined code, and means a code that is not necessarily physically connected or does not mean a kind of hardware. It can be easily deduced by the average expert in the art.

The first location information module 51 may provide relative location information about second location information of acquaintances calculated based on the first location information of the user by using the graphical 2D graph. The two-dimensional graph may be a graph stored in the GPS terminal 4 or received through the communication network 2.

The calculated relative position information may include direction information and relative distance information of an acquaintance with the user. Acquaintances located within a predetermined range may be displayed as dots on a concentric graph having a predetermined accumulation (see FIG. 4A). In addition, the first location information module 51 may add the number of located acquaintances indicated by dots on the concentric graph and provide the graphic with the concentric graphical graph (see FIG. 4A).

In this case, the concentric graph radius may be set in advance, for example, the radius may be set to 5 km, 10 km, 20 km, 30 km and the like. The first location information module 51 may provide a user with a screen on which the graphic concentric graph radius is enlarged or reduced.

The first location information module 51 may provide the user with a list of acquaintances arranged in the order of acquaintances closest to the user using the relative location information (see FIG. 8). This is only an example of an acquaintance list sorting method of the first location information module 51. For example, the first location information module 51 may correspond to each of the acquaintances with the relative distance, the number of calls, the number of letter exchanges, the last call time, the last time of text transmission and reception, the group to which the acquaintances belong, and the specific date. It is also possible to provide a list of acquaintances sorted based on weights given based on at least one of whether or not spam is applicable. The weighting scheme for each element may be different.

More specifically, when there are a lot of acquaintances with the same distance from the user, acquaintances with a higher number of times of contact with the user, a close point of the last call, and a close point of the last text message may be given a higher weight. If the group you belong to is a family / friend or if the current date falls on a specific date (for example, a friend's birthday) in a relationship with them, the acquaintance may be given a higher weight. A weight of 0 may be assigned to be excluded from the acquaintance list.

For example, a weighting method may be applied based on a call point between a user and an acquaintance. (1) The same weight a may be assigned to contacts within 24 hours, and (2) Based on Equation 1, the second weight a 'may be given.

Here, t denotes a time difference in seconds between the current time and the call point.

As an example of how the memorial gives a weight based on whether or not it is, for example, (1) a specific acquaintance is assigned a weight a to a specific acquaintance, or (2) a specific acquaintance is included in the normal distribution curve. The weight a 'may be given based on this.

Here, x denotes a time difference in units of days between the current time and a specific date.

The first location information module 51 may include the name, address, e-mail address, telephone number, mobile phone number, current location of the acquaintance, as well as the direction and relative distance of the acquaintance to the user when requesting detailed information about a specific acquaintance. Detailed information including at least one may be provided (see FIG. 9).

According to another embodiment of the present invention, the first location information module 51 may display the location of an acquaintance on a two-dimensional map or a satellite map instead of a concentric graph based on the first location information and the second location information. Referring to FIG. 4B, it can be seen that the positions of acquaintances are displayed on the two-dimensional map by the first location information module 51.

 In the present specification, the 2D map or the satellite map may be previously stored in the memory unit 30, may be transmitted from the service server 1 through the communication network 2, and may be indirectly transmitted through the external terminal 3. It may be provided. The first location information module 51 may enlarge or reduce the two-dimensional graph, the two-dimensional map, or the satellite map for providing relative positions of acquaintances.

The second location information module 53 moves each of the user and the acquaintances using a two-dimensional graph, a two-dimensional map stored in advance or received through a communication network, or a satellite map stored in advance or received through a communication network. Route may be indicated (see FIG. 12). In addition, the second location information module 53 is calculated based on the movement paths of the user and the acquaintances, and includes at least one of a movement distance, a movement time, and an average movement time corresponding to each of the user and the acquaintances. May provide mobility information.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the movement information may include the total travel distance, the total travel time, and the average travel speed (see FIG. 10). The total travel distance may be calculated by accumulating the travel distance and summing it in a quantitative value, and the total travel time may calculate the travel time from the start point of the first location information to the current point. The average travel speed can be calculated by multiplying the total travel distance by the total travel time.

Therefore, if the total travel distance from point A to point B is 3.2km and the total travel time is 35 minutes (ie 35/60 hours), the average travel speed can be calculated by dividing the total travel distance by the total travel time. . In this case, the second location information module 53 may store the movement path and the movement information of each of the user and the acquaintances in the memory unit 30 in a file of a predetermined time unit or a predetermined distance unit.

The search module 55 may search for an acquaintance corresponding to the keyword in the memory unit 30 when a search request is made through a keyword input, and may provide second location information of the searched acquaintance. 15). In the meantime, when there are a large number of acquaintances corresponding to the keyword input, the search module 55 may arrange the distances with the user in ascending or descending order.

The search module 55 may determine the relative distance with the user, the number of calls, the number of letter exchanges, the last call time, the last time of text transmission and reception, the group to which the acquaintances belong, and the specific, for each of the searched acquaintances. A list of acquaintances arranged on the basis of weights given based on at least one of whether a date is available may be provided. The GPS terminal 4 may further include a display unit 60 for displaying various information, a key input unit for data input, an audio output unit for outputting sound information, and a battery for power supply.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a position display method using the GPS terminal 4 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. 2 and 3, the memory 30 stores first location information and second location information received through the GPS receiver 10 (S10). The first location information module 51 calculates and provides the relative location information between the user and acquaintances to the user using the first location information and the second location information received from the memory unit 30 (S11).

For example, the first location information module 51 uses the relative location information of acquaintances based on the user calculated based on the first location information and the second location information to graphic the acquaintances on the concentric graph in dots. Can be provided. In this case, the relative location information may include direction information and distance information of an acquaintance to the user.

After providing the concentric graph, the first location information module 51 may add up the number of acquaintances located on the concentric graph and provide it with the graphic concentric graph. It is also possible to provide a list of acquaintances and detailed information about them.

The second location information module 53 may calculate and provide the movement path and the movement information of each of the user and acquaintances to the user based on the first location information and the second location information (S12). For example, the step of calculating and providing a movement path and movement information for the user may be performed by the second location information module 53 by calculating and graphicizing the accumulated movement path from the start point of the first location information to the current point. The first step of providing a graphical result, and the second step of calculating the movement information based on the accumulated movement path from the starting point to the current point to graphic the movement information, and provide the graphical result Can be. In this case, the movement information may include at least one of a total moving distance, a total moving time, and an average moving speed.

The search module 55 may provide a search result for the acquaintance by inputting a keyword included in the second location information (S13). On the other hand, the search module 55 may provide a list of acquaintances sorted by various criteria when there are a large number of acquaintances corresponding to the keyword input.

Steps corresponding to steps S10 to S13 for performing the method for displaying the position information of the GPS receiver 4 may be performed by the service server 1. For example, the service server 1 may receive and store first location information of a first user and second location information of users registered as acquaintances by the first user from a plurality of terminals ( S10 ').

 The service server 1 calculates relative position information of acquaintances with respect to the first user, movement paths and movement information of each of the first user and acquaintances based on the first position information and the second position information, and transmits them to the first user terminal. It may be transmitted (S11 'and S12'), and the acquaintance search result may be transmitted to the first user terminal (S13 ').

Location information display method using a GPS terminal according to the present invention can be implemented as a computer-readable code on a computer-readable recording medium. Computer-readable recording media include all kinds of recording devices that store data that can be read by a computer system.

Examples of computer-readable recording media include ROM, RAM, CD-ROM, magnetic tape, floppy disks, optical data storage devices, and the like, which are also implemented in the form of carrier waves (eg, transmission over the Internet). It also includes.

Here, the program stored in the recording medium refers to a series of instruction instructions used directly or indirectly in an apparatus having an information processing capability such as a computer to obtain a specific result. In addition, the term computer is used to mean all devices having an information processing capability for performing a specific function by a program including a memory, an input / output device, and an arithmetic device despite the fact that the name is actually used. Therefore, the computer includes a control system wired / wirelessly connected to the GPS terminal 4 shown in FIG. 2, and a program stored as a program on a recording medium is read by the control system to display the position using the GPS terminal of the present invention. The method can be implemented.

4A is a view for explaining a process of providing a location information service of an acquaintance in the first location information module 51 of the location information providing unit 50 of FIG. 2 according to an embodiment of the present invention. 2 to 4A, the display window 60 of the GPS terminal 4 includes a relative position display 101, an index display 102, a radius reduction 103, a radius expansion 104, and a distance. The display unit 105, the information window 106, the first option window 107, the location storage unit 108, and the acquaintance list 109 may be divided and configured.

The relative position display unit 101 is a display unit for displaying the position of the user of the GPS terminal 4 and the positions of acquaintances on the concentric graph using the relative position information calculated by the first position information module 51. The acknowledgment display unit 102 is a display window for displaying a result indicating the number of acquaintances located within a maximum radius of the concentric circle graph centering on the user of the GPS terminal 4 calculated by the first location information module 51.

The radius reducing unit 103 and the radius expanding unit 104 may be configured to reduce and enlarge the concentric radius of the concentric graph in the first position information module 51 while displaying the positions of the user and acquaintances on the concentric graph. It is a selection window. The distance indicator 105 displays the distance between adjacent circles on the concentric graph. For example, the distance between two adjacent circles on the concentric graph may be 5 km, as shown.

The information window 106 is a display and selection window for displaying the GPS reception status, the remaining battery capacity of the GPS terminal 4, the current date and time, the current location information, and the like when the user of the GPS terminal 4 selects it. 5 is a diagram illustrating a state in which an information window 106 is selected and displayed according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As illustrated in FIG. 5, when the information window 106 is selected, the information window 106 may be formed to have a structure in which the information window 106 is extended to a lower end thereof. The information window 106 may display the latitude (37.410), longitude (127.130), battery level, reception status, current date and time, etc. where the user is located. On the other hand, the latitude, longitude, reception status, current date and time information may be displayed through the GPS receiver (4), the battery level may be detected and displayed by its own sensor or control system.

The first option window 107 is a display and an input window for inputting and displaying the name of the acquaintance together with the location point of the dot which displays the acquaintance when the user of the GPS terminal 4 selects. FIG. 6 illustrates a state in which the first option window 107 of the display window 60 is selected and displayed. As shown in FIG. 6, when the first option window 107 is selected, the information window 106 may be formed to have a structure that opens to an upper end thereof.

The location storage unit 108 is a screen switching button for moving to the current location storage window (FIG. 7). FIG. 7 is a view illustrating a state in which the location storage unit 108 of the display window 60 is selected and the current location storage window is displayed. Referring to FIG. 7, the current location may be stored including an address and coordinates (location and longitude) received from the GPS receiver 10 and a name input by the user.

The acquaintance list 109 is a screen change button for moving to the acquaintance list window (Fig. 8). FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating a state where an acquaintance list 109 of the display window 60 is selected and an acquaintance list window is displayed. Referring to FIG. 8, it can be seen that the name, distance, direction, and presence or absence of an acquaintance may be indicated through the screen of the acquaintance list.

Specifically, the names of the acquaintances are displayed in the order close to the user. The distance may indicate a distance away from the user and an acquaintance, the direction may indicate the direction of an acquaintance located from the user, and the direction may be combined with a search engine to indicate whether the acquaintance is located.

9 is a diagram illustrating a screen on which detailed information about a specific person is displayed in the acquaintance list window of FIG. 8. 8 and 9, it can be seen that the detailed information may include the name of the acquaintance, the group to which the acquaintance belongs, the address, the e-mail address, the distance to the user, the direction, and the like.

FIG. 10 is a diagram for describing a process of providing movement information of a user by the second location information module 53 of the location information providing unit 50 of FIG. 2. 2, 3, and 10, the display window 60 of the GPS terminal 4 includes an information display window 121, a log list 122, a path checking unit 123, and a second option window 124. It may be configured as.

The information display window 121 displays the total moving distance, the total moving time, and the average moving speed up to the present after the track log recording, which is the user's moving path and moving information, is started. The log list 122 is a screen switch button for moving to the log list window.

FIG. 11 illustrates a state in which the log list window of FIG. 10 is selected and a log list window is displayed. Referring to FIG. 11, the screen structure of the log list window may include a track log file name, a file size, a selection portion for selecting and deleting a file, and a delete button. To delete a specific file shown in the drawing, select the file to be deleted and press the delete button. If you press the delete button, a warning window may appear asking if you want to delete the file. If you click the 'Yes' button, you can delete it. If you click 'No' button, it can't be deleted.

The path checking unit 123 is a screen switching button for moving to the moving path checking window. FIG. 12 is a view illustrating a state in which a path confirmation unit 123 of FIG. 10 is selected and a moving path confirmation window is displayed. 10 and 12, after the movement information (see FIG. 10) is displayed, the movement path of the user may be displayed as an image. Therefore, the user can measure the distance and direction from the start point to the arrival point of the first location information by using the moving path, and can use the moving path as reference material for selecting the next moving path.

The second option window 124 is a screen switch button for moving to the track log setting window. FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating a state in which a track log setting window is displayed by selecting the second option window 124 of FIG. 10. 10 and 13, the track log setting window may include a storage location selection button, a log recording method selection button, and a log recording interval button.

The storage location selection button is a button for selecting a location to store the track log information from the internal memory and the external memory, which are divided physical structures of the memory unit 30, and a default value may be defaulted to the internal memory. The log recording method selection button is a button for selecting whether to set the log recording criteria as time or distance.

 If the user sets the time, the track point may be recorded for each time set by the log recording interval button. If the user sets the distance, the track point may be recorded for each distance set by the log recording interval button. In this case, the default value can be defaulted to time.

FIG. 14 is a diagram for describing an acquiring search process of the search module of the location information providing unit 50 of FIG. 2. 2, 3, and 14, the display window 60 of the GPS terminal 4 may include a search menu bar 131 and an input unit 132.

If a user inputs a search word corresponding to a keyword included in the search menu bar 131 including second location information associated with an acquaintance using the input unit 132 and presses a search button below the screen, an acquaintance corresponding to the keyword is searched. Meanwhile, if the cancel button is pressed during the search, the search for the acquaintance is canceled and the screen may move to the initial screen.

FIG. 15 is a diagram illustrating a search result screen using the search module of FIG. 14. The searched result may be displayed as the same item as the detailed description of the acquaintance list window (see FIG. 8).

16 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an external terminal 3 according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 16, the external terminal 3 may include a connection I / F (InterFace) unit 70, a memory 80, and a map service provider 90.

The external terminal 3 is connected to the GPS terminal 4 through the connection I / F unit 70, and transmits the location information of the terminal users to the memory 80 in advance to the GPS terminal 4, the GPS terminal 4 ) May receive relative location information of acquaintances to the user, movement route and movement information of each of the GPS terminal user and acquaintances.

The memory 80 of the external terminal 3 may store second location information about contacts to be transmitted to the GPS terminal 4. In addition, the memory 80 may store location information of each user and acquaintances received from the GPS terminal 4, relative location information of acquaintances to the user, movement paths and movement information of each user and acquaintances.

The map service provider 90 of the external terminal 3 may include a first map service provider 91 and a second map service provider 93. The first map service provider 91 may map and provide relative location information with an acquaintance received from the GPS terminal 4 on a preset first map. In addition, the second map service provider 93 of the map service provider 90 maps and provides movement paths and movement information of each of the users and acquaintances received from the GPS terminal 4 on a second preset map. can do. Here, the first map and the second map may be graphical 2D graphs, 2D maps, satellite maps, etc., which may be received through a communication network.

The map service provider 90 may store detailed information of acquaintances in the memory 80 of the external terminal according to the user's edit and then provide the added detailed information to the GPS terminal 4. In this case, the map service provider 90 may transmit detailed information of an acquaintance to the GPS terminal 4 through the connection I / F unit 70. Here, the detailed information of the acquaintance may include at least one or more of the acquaintance's name, affiliation, address, and mail.

17 is a flowchart illustrating a method of using location information using an external terminal 3 according to an embodiment of the present invention. 2, 3, 16, and 17, the connection I / F 70 of the external terminal 3 may include second position information on acquaintances previously stored in the memory 80 of the external terminal 3. Can be transmitted to the GPS terminal 4 (S20).

From the GPS terminal 4 of the external terminal 3 receives the location information of each of the user and acquaintances, the relative position information of each of the acquaintances for the user, the movement path and the movement information of each of the user and acquaintances, 80) (S21). The first map service provider 91 of the external terminal 4 may map and provide relative location information of each user and acquaintances stored in the memory 80 on the first map (S22).

The map service provider 90 may further include storing detailed information of acquaintances in the second memory 80 according to the editing of the user and providing the added detailed information to the user of the external terminal 3. . In this case, the map service provider 90 may transfer the detailed information of the acquaintance to the GPS terminal 4 using the connection I / F 70.

The second map service provider 93 of the external terminal 3 may provide a user with a matching map on a second preset map by using the user's movement path and movement information stored in the memory 80 (S23). .

The position display method using an external terminal according to the present invention can be embodied as computer readable codes on a computer readable recording medium.

FIG. 18 is a diagram for describing a process of providing a location information service by the first map service provider 91 of the map service provider 90 of FIG. 16. 16 to 18, a display window (not shown) of the external terminal 4 may include a user manager 201, a menu button 202, a location receiving terminal connector 203, a tab button 204, The integrated search unit 205, an address search result unit 206, an acquaintance search result unit 207, an information window 208, an acquaintance display unit 209, and a map selector 210 may be configured.

The user manager 201 is an input and display window for logging out and modifying user information, and the menu button unit 202 is a display and selection window composed of acquaintance information, track log, and option menu buttons. The connection setting unit 203 may be configured with buttons for managing connection with the GPS terminal 4. The tab button unit 204 is a display and display window for changing the screen of the information window 208 and a selection window, and a plurality of respective screens may exist for each menu when each menu of the tab button unit 204 is selected. .

The integrated search unit 205 may be used to search for an acquaintance and the address of the acquaintance. The address search result unit 206 is a window that displays address search results for acquaintances searched through the integrated search unit 205, and a list of addresses associated with the integrated search unit 205 may be displayed. The acquaintance search result unit 207 is a window displaying an acquaintance search result searched through the integrated search unit 205, and a list of acquaintances associated with the integrated search unit 205 may be displayed.

The information window 208 is a window in which various information for each menu of the tab button unit 204 is displayed. When the acquaintance information button is selected in the menu button unit 202, the information window 208 includes a map screen (see FIGS. 18 and 19) and an acquaintance list screen (see FIG. 20) provided by the first map service provider 91. Can be displayed. In addition, when the track log button is selected in the menu button unit 20 2, the information window 208 includes a map screen (see FIG. 23), a picture screen (see FIG. 24), and a setting provided by the second map service provider 93. (See FIG. 25) may be displayed.

The acquaintance display unit 209 displays a selection menu button for determining whether to display on the map the location information of the acquaintances searched by the integrated search unit 205 among the acquaintances provided by the first map service provider 91. And a selection window. The map selector 210 is a display and selection window for selecting a map to be used by the first map service provider 91. As illustrated, the map may be provided in conjunction with a portal site such as Naver, Google, or Yahoo. have.

FIG. 19 is a diagram illustrating detailed information about an acquaintance provided by the first map service provider 91 in FIG. 18. Referring to FIG. 19, when a specific person is selected from an acquaintance searched by the acquaintance search result unit 207 displayed on the screen, detailed information of the acquaintance, for example, Kim Cheol-su corresponding to an acquaintance, 366-7 Yatap-dong, Bundang-gu, Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do The 5th floor of Hanju Building, various contact information Tel: 031-703-9966, Fax: 031-703-1117, E-mail: cskim@trumobile.com and the like can be displayed.

FIG. 20 is a diagram illustrating a method of using location information that may be implemented when the GPS terminal 4 is connected to an external terminal 3 according to an embodiment of the present invention. When the GPS terminal 4 is connected to the external terminal 3 and the acquaintance information / track log button is pressed in the tab button unit 204, the screen is switched. The converted screen includes the preview unit 211, the PC acquaintance data unit 212, the Pocket acquaintance data unit 213, the group editing unit 214, the add / edit / delete unit 215, the group / individual viewing unit ( 216).

The preview unit 211 shows information of an acquaintance selected from the acquaintance information list mode. PC acquaintance data unit 212 is composed of an import button and an export button, the import button is for importing the data stored in advance in the external terminal (3), the export button to the data in a specific format to the external terminal (3) It is to store at.

Pocket acquaintance data unit 213 is composed of an import button and an export button, the import button is for importing the information of friends newly registered in the GPS terminal 4, the export button is the updated acquaintance information To update the GPS terminal 4.

The group editing unit 214 edits a group to be used for acquaintance information, and when a group edit is pressed, a new window for the group is displayed. In addition, the group editing unit 214 is used for group addition, editing, and deletion. The add / edit / delete unit 215 individually adds acquaintances, and is used to edit or delete existing stored acquaintance information. The group / person view 216 is composed of group view, view by name, group view displays all friends by group, such as view all groups, registered group view, etc. View by full name, this is a menu for distinguishing and displaying the first name of the acquaintance.

FIG. 21 is a diagram illustrating a screen when the import button is clicked on the pocket acquaintance data unit 213 of FIG. 20 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 21, when the import button of the pocket acquaintance data 213 is clicked, there are 00 newly registered acquaintances. Do you want to add them to your acquaintance list? 'Is displayed through a pop-up window. If you click' Yes' button, '0 new acquaintance information has been added' pop-up window is displayed. The pocket myG-in may be a program for driving the GPS terminal 4 downloaded from the external terminal 3 or the service server 1 or a program for using location information received from the GPS terminal 4. .

FIG. 22 is a diagram illustrating a screen of an export button click by the pocket acquaintance data unit 213 of FIG. 20 according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 22, when the export button of the pocket acquaintance data unit 213 is clicked, the phrase 'Would you like to send acquaintance list information to Pocket myG-in?' Is displayed through a pop-up window. In this case, the contact information stored in the memory 80 of the external terminal 3 is synchronized with the acquaintance information of Pocket myG-in, and the update is executed. When the update is complete, a pop-up window will appear.

FIG. 23 is a diagram for describing a method of using location information by the second map service provider 93 of the map service provider 90 of FIG. 16. On the other hand, the second map service provider 93 is provided as a track log menu, the track log menu may use the track log file recorded through the track log function of the GPS terminal (4). That is, the track log menu provided by the second map service provider 93 performs a function of storing track log information received by the GPS terminal 4 on a map (for example, a satellite map).

As shown in the upper right of the figure, the track log may consist of three tabs in total. The map tab may be a menu for loading a photo and track log file, displaying a location on a map, and recording track log information in a photo and providing the same to a user (see FIG. 23). The photo tab may be a menu for viewing detailed information of the photo loaded from the map tab (see FIG. 24). The setting tab may be a menu for setting an option used in the track log information (see FIG. 25).

16, 17, and 23, in the case of a map tab, a display window (not shown) of the external terminal 4 may include a picture manager 221, a GPS recorder 222, a location information recorder 223, and a picture display part. 224, the track display unit 225, and a plurality of buttons 226 and 227 for selecting a map.

The photo manager 221 may be an edit and display window for adding and removing a geographical photo for geotagging. Geotagging means using a photo taken at a specific geographic location as a tag to mark that location. The display information of the photo to be geotagged may include a file name, a time at which the photo was taken, and a coordinate (latitude and longitude) of the position at which the photo was taken. The photo manager 221 may provide coordinates of the photo taken position for geotagging. have.

The GPS recorder 222 may be an edit display window for blowing and removing track log files stored in Pocket myG-in, which is a driving program of the GPS terminal 4. Information displayed on the GPS recorder 222 may include a file name, a track log start time, a track log end time, and the like.

The location information recorder 223 may be a selection and display window for performing geotagging by synchronizing a track log file displayed on the GPS recorder 222 with a picture added by the picture manager 223. The location information recording unit 223 may automatically tag the loaded picture with the track log file information based on time information and geotag the location information in EXIF information, which is a file for recording additional information of the picture. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that such a geotagging technique can be used not only for the method of using location information according to the present invention but also for the above-described GPS receiver 4 and the method for providing location information to be described later.

The photo display unit 224 may be a selection and display window for displaying a selected specific photo on a map. The track display unit 225 may be a selection and display window for displaying a moving path of the selected track log file on a map. The plurality of map selection buttons 226 and 227 are buttons for selecting a map to display a movement route. Referring to FIG. 23, maps downloaded from Google Earth or various portal sites (Naver, Yahoo, Google, etc.) are displayed. It can be seen that it can be selected.

FIG. 24 is a diagram for describing a method in which the second map service provider 93 of the map service provider 90 of FIG. 16 uses location information. 24 shows a display screen when the photo tab is selected in the track log menu. That is, a screen for confirming detailed information of the photos loaded by the user in the map tab, and may include a photo preview unit 231 and a detailed information view unit 232.

The photo preview unit 231 is a display window for previewing the photo selected in the photo list. The photo detail information display unit 232 is a display window for showing details of the selected photo. The photo detail information viewing unit 232 may display the picture using EXIF information stored in advance in the picture.

FIG. 25 is a diagram for describing a method in which the second map service provider 93 of the map service provider 90 of FIG. 16 uses location information. 25 shows a display screen when a setting tab is selected in the track log menu. The screen displayed by the selection of the setting tab may be a setting screen required in the track log menu.

The taken photo corrector 241 may be a display window for a function for correcting the time when the time information of the camera used by the user to take a picture is different from the time information of the user PC.

The method for using location information using an external terminal according to the present invention can be embodied as computer readable codes on a computer readable recording medium.

FIG. 26 is an overall block diagram illustrating a method of providing location information providing service using the service server 1, and FIG. 27 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the service server 1 shown in FIG. Referring to FIGS. 26 and 27, the GPS terminal 4 may have a plurality (4_1 to 4_n, n is two or more natural numbers), and each may include a GPS receiver (see FIG. 2). Each GPS terminal 4_1, 4_2, and 4_n may upload its location information received by the GPS receiver to the service server 1 through the wired / wireless communication network 2.

The connection I / F 70 'may transmit location information received from the GPS terminals 4_1 to 4_n to the database 80'. Meanwhile, relative position information of each of the acquaintances for each of the GPS terminals 4_1 to 4_n calculated by the map service providing unit 90 'to be described later, movement information and the movement route of each of the user and the acquaintances are also included. It may be transmitted to each GPS terminal 4_1 to 4_n through the connection I / F 70 '.

 The map service provider 90 ′ may include a first map service provider 91 ′ and a second map service provider 93 ′. The first map service provider 91 ′ calculates the relative location information of each of the acquaintances with respect to the terminal user, which is received from the GPS terminals 4_1 and 4_n, and is calculated using the location information. Can be provided by mapping on the map.

The second map service provider 93 ′ may calculate the movement route and the movement information of each terminal user based on the location information received from the GPS terminals 4_1 to 4_n, and the preset second map may be calculated. It can be provided by mapping to the phase.

The map service provider 90 'may store the detailed information of acquaintances in the database 80' according to the user's edit and then provide the added detailed information to the GPS terminal users. In this case, the map service provider 90 'may transmit detailed information of acquaintances to the specific GPS terminal connected to the service server 1 of the GPS terminals 4_1 to 4_n using the connection I / F 70'. . The detailed information of the acquaintance may include at least one of a name, affiliation, address, and mail of the acquaintance.

28 is a flowchart illustrating a location information providing service method using a service server 1 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. 26 to 28, the service server 1 may receive location information from the plurality of GPS terminals 4_1 to 4_n through the connection I / F 70 'and store it in the database 80'. There is (S30).

The service server 1 determines the second user for the first user based on the first location information for the first user and the second location information for each of the second users registered as acquaintances by the first user. The relative position information of each of the mobile stations may be calculated and stored and transmitted to the terminal of the first user (S31).

The service server 1 calculates and stores movement paths and movement information of each of the first users and acquaintances based on the first location information and the second location information of the first user, and stores the plurality of GPS terminals 4_1 to 1. 4_n) may be transmitted to the corresponding terminal (S32).

The service server 1 may search for and store location information about each of the acquaintances based on the keyword received through the terminal of the first user, and transmit the location information to the terminal of the first user (S33). In this case, the service server 1 may store the detailed information of the acquaintance found in response to the request of the GPS terminal user in the database 80 'and transmit the same to the terminal of the first user (S33).

The location information providing service method using the service server according to the present invention can be embodied as computer readable codes on a computer readable recording medium.

Although the present invention has been described with reference to one embodiment shown in the drawings, this is merely exemplary, and those skilled in the art will understand that various modifications and equivalent other embodiments are possible therefrom. Therefore, the true technical protection scope of the present invention will be defined by the technical spirit of the appended claims.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS In order to better understand the drawings cited in the detailed description of the invention, a brief description of each drawing is provided.

1 illustrates a location information service system using a GPS terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a GPS terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a location display method using a GPS terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

4A is a diagram for describing a process of providing location information of an acquaintance by a first location information module of the location information providing unit of FIG. 2.

4B is a diagram illustrating that the first location information module of the location information providing unit of FIG. 2 provides location information of an acquaintance on a two-dimensional map.

5 is a view illustrating a state in which an information window is selected and displayed in a display window.

6 is a diagram illustrating a state in which a first option window is selected and displayed in a display window.

7 is a view illustrating a state in which a location storage unit is selected in a display window so that a current location storage window is displayed.

FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating a state where an acquaintance list window is displayed by selecting an acquaintance list in the display window.

FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating a screen on which detailed information about a specific person is displayed in the acquaintance list window of FIG. 8.

FIG. 10 is a diagram for describing a process of providing movement information of a user by a second location information module of the location information providing unit of FIG. 2.

FIG. 11 illustrates a state in which the log list window of FIG. 10 is selected and a log list window is displayed.

FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating a state in which a path confirmation window of FIG. 10 is selected and a moving path confirmation window is displayed.

FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating a state in which a track log setting window is displayed by selecting the second option window of FIG. 10.

FIG. 14 is a diagram for describing an acquiring search process of a search module of the location information providing unit of FIG. 2.

FIG. 15 is a diagram illustrating a search result screen using the search module of FIG. 14.

16 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of an external terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

17 is a flowchart illustrating a method of using location information using an external terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 18 is a diagram for describing a process of providing a location information service in a first map service provider of the map service provider of FIG. 16.

FIG. 19 illustrates that detailed information about an acquaintance provided by the first map service provider of FIG. 18 is displayed.

20 is a diagram illustrating a method of using location information that can be implemented when a GPS terminal is connected to an external terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 21 is a diagram illustrating a screen when the import button of the pocket acquaintance data unit of FIG. 20 is clicked.

FIG. 22 is a diagram illustrating a screen when the export button of the pocket acquaintance data unit of FIG. 20 is clicked.

FIG. 23 is a diagram for describing a method of using location information of a second map service provider of the map service provider of FIG. 16.

FIG. 24 is a diagram for describing a method of using location information of a second map service provider of the map service provider of FIG. 16.

FIG. 25 is a diagram for describing a method of using location information of a second map service provider of the map service provider of FIG. 16.

FIG. 26 is a block diagram illustrating a method of providing location information using a service server according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 27 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the service server shown in FIG.

28 is a flowchart illustrating a location information providing service method using a service server according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Claims (33)

In a GPS terminal interlocked with an external terminal equipped with a drive program for providing location information service transmitted from a service server, A global positioning system (GPS) receiver for receiving and transmitting position information; A first memory for storing first location information about a user received through the GPS receiver and second location information received from the external terminal; And Based on the first position information and the second position information stored in the first memory, the user's movement path, movement information, and relative position information of each of the acquaintances of the user are calculated and provided. It includes a location information providing unit for searching and providing location information for each of the acquaintances based on, The second location information is GPS location, characterized in that the location information for each of the acquaintances registered in advance in the external terminal using the drive program executed in the external terminal. According to claim 1, wherein the location information providing unit Graphical two-dimensional graph, pre-stored or received via a communication network or transmitted from the external terminal through the drive program Graphical two-dimensional map or pre-stored or received via a communication network or the external terminal through the drive program And a first location information module for providing relative location information of each of the acquaintances using any one of satellite maps transmitted from the GPS terminal. delete delete The method of claim 2, wherein the first location information module And a two-dimensional graph, a two-dimensional map, or a satellite map for providing relative positions of each of the acquaintances. The method of claim 5, wherein the first location information module For each of the acquaintances, the relative distance with the user, the number of calls, the number of letter exchanges, the last call time, the last text transmission and reception time, the group to which the acquaintance belongs, whether a specific date is applicable, or whether spam is given And providing a list of acquaintances sorted based on the weights. The method of claim 6, wherein the first location information module Detailed information including at least one of the name, address, e-mail address, telephone number, mobile phone number, current location of the acquaintance, as well as the direction and relative distance of the acquaintance to the user when requesting the detailed information about a specific person among the acquaintances GPS terminal, characterized in that to provide. According to claim 1, wherein the location information providing unit 2D graphs, graphically stored two-dimensional maps which are stored in advance or received through the communication network or transmitted from the external terminal through the driving program, or stored in the external terminal through pre-stored or received through the communication network or through the driving program And a second location information module for providing a movement route of each of the user and the acquaintances using the transmitted satellite map. The method of claim 8, wherein the second location information module It is calculated based on the movement route of the user and the acquaintances and provides movement information including at least one of a movement distance, a movement time, and an average movement time corresponding to each of the user and the acquaintances, The GPS terminal is And a second memory configured to store movement paths and movement information of each of the user and the acquaintances in a file of a predetermined time unit or a predetermined distance unit. The method of claim 8, wherein the second location information module And a geotagging technique for providing a picture corresponding to the specific location with respect to the specific location of the 2D graph, 2D map, or satellite map in association with the driving program executed in the external terminal. According to claim 1, wherein the location information providing unit And a search module for searching for an acquaintance corresponding to the keyword in the first memory when a search request is input through a keyword input, and providing second location information about the searched acquaintance. The method of claim 11, wherein the search module The GPS terminal, characterized in that for providing a list of acquaintances sorted in ascending or descending order for the names of the searched acquaintances when there are a large number of acquaintances. The method of claim 11, wherein the search module, When the number of acquaintances found is large, the relative distance with the user, the number of calls, the number of letter exchanges, the time of the last call, the time of the last text transmission and reception, the group to which the acquaintances belong, the specific date, and the spam correspondence for each of the searched acquaintances. GPS terminal, characterized in that for providing a list of acquaintances sorted based on the weight given based on at least one of whether or not. delete delete delete delete delete delete delete delete delete delete A method of using location information in an external terminal interworking with a GPS terminal by a driving program for a location information providing service transmitted from a service server, comprising a connection interface, a memory, a first map service providing unit, and a second map service providing unit. In Receiving first location information for a first user and second location information for each of the second users registered as acquaintances by the first user from the GPS terminal; The first map service providing unit of the external terminal calculates relative position information of each of the acquaintances of the first user by the driving program based on the first position information and the second position information. Providing a mapping on a map; A second map service providing unit of the external terminal by calculating the movement route and the movement information of each of the first user and acquaintances by the driving program of the external terminal based on the first position information and the second position information. Providing location information by matching on the second map by; Searching for and providing location information on each of the second acquaintances based on a keyword input from the driving program; And And storing the detailed information of an acquaintance according to the editing using the driving program of the first user in a memory of the external terminal and providing the edited detailed information to the first user. 25. The method of claim 24, wherein the movement path of each of the first user and acquaintances and the relative location information of each of the acquaintances with respect to the first user are A method of using location information provided by using a two-dimensional graph, a two-dimensional map previously stored in a memory of the external terminal or received through a communication network, or a satellite map previously stored in a memory of the external terminal or received through a communication network. . The method of claim 25, wherein the location information is used. And enlarging or reducing the two-dimensional graph, the two-dimensional map, or the satellite map for providing a relative position of each of the acquaintances. The method of claim 26, wherein the location information is used. For each of the acquaintances, at least one of a relative distance with the first user, the number of calls, the number of letter exchanges, the last call time, the last text transmission and reception time, the group to which the acquaintance belongs, whether a specific date exists, and whether spam exists. And providing a list of acquaintances sorted based on the weights given based thereon. The method of claim 27, wherein the second location information is And at least one of an acquaintance's name, address, e-mail address, telephone number, mobile phone number, and current location, as well as the direction and relative distance of the acquaintance to the first user. The method of claim 25, wherein calculating and providing the movement information Calculating at least one of a moving distance, a moving time, and an average moving time corresponding to each of the first user and the acquaintances based on the moving path of the first user and the acquaintances; And And storing the moving path and the moving information of each of the first user and the acquaintances in a file of a predetermined time unit or a predetermined distance unit. The method of claim 29, wherein the two-dimensional graph, two-dimensional map, or satellite map And using a geotagging technique to provide a photograph matched to a specific location of the 2D graph, 2D map, or satellite map in the driving program. The method of claim 25, wherein searching for and providing second location information of each of the acquaintances Searching for acquaintances corresponding to the keyword in the database based on the keyword, and providing second position information for the searched acquaintances in ascending or descending order for the names when there are a large number of acquaintances. How to use location information. 32. The method of claim 31, wherein searching for and providing second location information of each of the acquaintances When the searched acquaintances are plural, the second location information about the searched acquaintances is determined by the relative distance with the first user, the number of calls, the number of letter exchanges, the last call time, the last time text transmission and reception, the group to which the acquaintances belong, and the specific. And sorting based on a weight given based on at least one of a date and a spam. 33. A recording medium storing a computer readable program for performing the method of using position information according to any one of claims 24 to 32.

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