KR101068938B1 - Location based multimedia messageing service and method of using the same - Google Patents

Abstract

Disclosed are a location-based multimedia messaging service system and a method of using the same, wherein a mobile terminal user having a GPS (Global Positioning System) can transmit an MMS message to a receiving mobile terminal having a set area range using a wireless Internet network. The location-based multimedia messaging service system of the present invention comprises a plurality of user mobile terminals for installing an application and providing location information to an app server; A location information database for storing location information of mobile terminals from the user mobile terminals; An outgoing mobile terminal for transmitting an MMS message to an app server by setting its location information and a receiver range through a wireless Internet network among the user mobile terminals; App server for receiving the MMS message from the originating mobile terminal, and transmits the MMS message with the location information of the originating mobile terminal to a plurality of receiving mobile terminals stored in the database of the set receiver area range; And a receiving mobile terminal configured to receive and store an MMS message from the app server.

Description

Location-based multimedia messaging service system and method of use thereof {LOCATION BASED MULTIMEDIA MESSAGEING SERVICE AND METHOD OF USING THE SAME}

The present invention relates to a location-based multimedia messaging service system and a method of using the same. More particularly, a mobile terminal user having a Global Positioning System (GPS) sends an MMS message to a receiving mobile terminal set in a local range using a wireless Internet network. The present invention relates to a location-based multimedia messaging service system and a method of using the same.

In the past, the mobile communication terminal was merely used for a voice call, but as the processing technology of the mobile communication terminal and the data transmission technology through the network are developed, even a packet-based data service is provided.

The mobile subscribers use the mobile communication system to carry out voice communication while carrying the mobile communication terminal, and wirelessly access the Internet through the mobile communication system using the wireless internet technology. The wireless Internet allows a mobile subscriber to search and download a variety of information by accessing the Internet using a mobile communication terminal without time or space constraints.

In addition, mobile communication subscribers take pictures by using a camera built in the mobile terminal and transmit them directly to another terminal through a multimedia messaging service (MMS) message, or set an MP3 file as background music to transmit an MMS message. The number of users is increasing.

Here, MMS (Multimedia Messaging Service) messages evolved from SMS (Short Messaging Service), which mainly transmits and receives text, and is a music file such as MP3, an image file such as a picture and a picture, or a video file. It is a method of transmitting and receiving multimedia messages, such as, the mobile user can send a long text through the MMS message, or it is possible to easily share a variety of multimedia files stored in the terminal with other terminals.

In addition, with the recent spread of smart phones, the mobile terminal is equipped with a GPS (Global Positioning System) by default, so that the mobile terminal user can use the mobile terminal in a wireless Internet environment to search for location information of the other party or the other party's location information. Can be retrieved.

As such location information is available, location-based services using mobile terminals are widely distributed, for example, navigation functions using mobile terminals, real-time chat while checking each other's location, and finding necessary emergency or convenience facilities around them. Find hiking trails.

However, there is an application that asks for help or informs the unspecified number of neighbors by using GPS (Global Positioning System) for personal emergency and emergency rescue, disaster, disaster, danger, and missing child. It is not. The existing method is only a limited manual method such that an application that can be utilized in case of emergency is transmitted to a contact person who is previously inputted or set up to a contact person or is called.

The present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, it is possible to request help or risk in real time to the unspecified number of surroundings set by the originating mobile terminal, and further to transmit the MMS message containing location-based advertising An object of the present invention is to provide a location-based multimedia messaging service system and a method of using the same.

In order to achieve the above technical problem, a location-based multimedia messaging service system of the present invention comprises: a plurality of user mobile terminals for installing an application and providing location information to an app server; A location information database for storing location information of the user mobile terminals; An outgoing mobile terminal for transmitting an MMS message to an app server by setting its location information and a receiver range through a wireless Internet network among the user mobile terminals; An app server for receiving an MMS message from the originating mobile terminal and transmitting the MMS message together with the location information of the originating mobile terminal to a plurality of receiving mobile terminals stored in the location information database in a set receiver region range; And a receiving mobile terminal configured to receive and store an MMS message from the app server.

In the present invention, the location information database may be a mobile location information database collected from a location information collection server. In addition, the location information database may further include a registered location information database directly input by a user or an external location information database obtained from an external partner.

In the present invention, the MMS message received by the receiving mobile terminal may be stored in the received message storage box of the application via a wireless Internet network. In addition, the MMS message received by the receiving mobile terminal may be directly transmitted to the message box of the receiving mobile terminal itself through a message service center of the mobile communication network.

In the present invention, the map server for providing the map data corresponding to the location information of the database may further include a map server.

In order to achieve the another technical problem, the method of using the location-based multimedia messaging service system of the present invention comprises the steps of providing an application server with its own location information by installing an application on the user mobile terminal; The app server stores the location information database of the user mobile terminal; The originating mobile terminal of the user terminal executes an application and composes an MMS message and transmits it to the app server together with the location information and the receiver range; The app server transmitting the MMS message to a plurality of receiving mobile terminals within a receiver range set by the calling mobile terminal; And receiving and storing the MMS message at the receiving mobile terminal.

In the present invention, the location information database may be at least one selected from a mobile database collected from a location information collection server, a registered location information database directly input by a user, and an external location information database obtained from an external partner.

In the present invention, the MMS message received by the receiving mobile terminal may be stored in the received message storage box of the application through a wireless Ethernet network or directly transmitted to the message box of the receiving mobile terminal itself through a message service center of a mobile communication network. .

The present invention can send an MMS message in real time to an unspecified number of surroundings set by the calling mobile terminal. MMS messages include: (1) finding or finding people, such as lost children, people with disabilities, senior citizens with dementia, (2) finding or finding pets, (3) finding or finding lost items, and (4) emergency calls (SOS) in emergencies (5) Traffic situation notifications such as traffic accidents (6) Natural disasters such as fires and earthquakes and emergency situations (7) Location-based advertising (8) Promote local-based events.

1 is a schematic block diagram of a location-based multimedia messaging service system according to the present invention.
2 shows an initial display screen of an application according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 illustrates a display screen of a message composition item of an application according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 illustrates a display screen of an environment setting item of an application according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 illustrates a display screen of a received MMS message in a received message storage item of an application according to an embodiment of the present invention.
6 is a flowchart illustrating a method of using a location-based multimedia messaging service system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The above-mentioned objects, features and advantages will become more apparent from the following detailed description in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a schematic block diagram of a location-based multimedia messaging service system according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, a location-based multimedia messaging service system includes a calling mobile terminal 10, a wireless internet network 20, an app server 30, a receiving mobile terminal 40, a mobile communication network 50, and a location information database ( 70).

The originating mobile terminal 10 is a terminal capable of performing the wireless Internet through the wireless Internet network 20, and may include a conventional PDA, smart phone, netbook, tablet, notebook, and the like. The outgoing mobile terminal 10 has an application for connecting to the app server 30 and the Internet, and has a GPS for informing communication means and location information for wireless communication. The calling mobile terminal 10 may download and install an application from an open market, an app server, or an app store through a wired or wireless Internet, and access the app server 30. The user of the calling mobile terminal 10 creates an MMS message and transmits it to the app server 30 using the wireless Internet network 20 together with the GPS coordinate value and the message receiving area range.

The wireless Internet network 20 is a wireless Internet using a wireless LAN or a mobile telephone network, for example, Wi-Fi, WiBro, 3G, 4G mobile communication technology.

The app server 30 receives the MMS message from the calling mobile terminal 10 through the wireless Internet 20, and transmits the MMS message to the plurality of receiving mobile terminals 40 in the designated message receiving area range together with the GPS coordinates. 20 or through the message service center 60 of the mobile communication network (50).

The receiving mobile terminal 40 receives the MMS message from the app server 30 by using the wireless internet network 20 or the mobile communication network 50, and plays the received MMS message. In some cases, since the receiving mobile terminal 40 may serve as the calling mobile terminal 10, the receiving mobile terminal 40 has an application that can access the internet with the app server 30 like the calling mobile terminal 10. It may be provided with a GPS for telling the communication means and location information for. The receiving mobile terminal 40 installed with the application receives the MMS message as the received message archive of the application. Alternatively, the receiving mobile terminal without the application installed may receive the MMS message as a message of the terminal itself provided in the mobile terminal through the message service center 55 of the mobile communication network 50.

The mobile communication network 50 is a communication network for the purpose of communication between the mobile terminals established by the mobile communication companies and the mobile terminal and the outside of the mobile terminal. The mobile communication network 50 includes a wireless base station, a mobile switching center (MSC) and a data core network (DCN), and wirelessly with the calling mobile terminal 10 and the receiving mobile terminal 40. It is connected to perform mobile communication services such as voice communication service, wireless data service, wireless Internet service, message service.

The message service center 55 delivers a simple text, voice message, photo, image, video, etc. MMS message to the receiving mobile terminal 40 at the request of the app server 30 using the mobile communication network 50. Provide a message service.

The location information database 70 is a database in which location information is stored together with a phone number. The location information database 71 is provided in real time from the location information collection server 75, a location information database 72 previously registered by an app member, It consists of an external location information database (73) obtained from an external partner.

The mobile location information database 71 collects location information by using the GPS embedded in the receiving mobile terminal 40 by the location information collection server 75. Generally, a method that can be considered is to query the receiving mobile terminal 40 agreeing to the collection of location information at regular time intervals.

The registration location information database 72 is location information directly input by the app member who installed the application, for example, a location such as a home or an office.

The external location information database 73 is a location information database provided from an external partner, for example, a location information database of members provided from social network services (SNS) such as Twitter, Facebook, and MeToday.

The map server 80 is provided with an electronic map which, when inputting a coordinate value of the location information database 70, displays its location.

The application that can be connected to the app server 30 can be installed in a normal computer (not shown) through the Internet as well as a mobile terminal. In this case, the computer user must input his location information separately.

2 to 4 are diagrams showing an application installed in a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 shows an initial display screen of an application according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2, a message writing 110, a receiving message storage box 120, an outgoing message storage 130, an environment setting 140, and information 150 may be provided.

Message writing 110 is an item for creating an MMS message including location information.

The received message holder 120 stores the received MMS message.

The outgoing message archiver 130 stores messages written by the mobile terminal user.

The environment setting 140 is an item for setting location information agreement, sending and receiving conditions of an MMS message, and the like.

My information 150 may register the personal information and local location information of the mobile terminal user. In particular, the location information registered by the mobile terminal user is stored in the registered location information database 72.

3 illustrates a display screen of a message composition 110 item of an application according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3, the message writing 111, the attachment 112, the location information 113, the preview 114, and the receiver simulation 115 are provided.

Message writing 111 may simply write the message the sender wants.

The attachment file 112 may be a file such as a picture, a picture, a video, or a music, and the user may select from files stored in the mobile terminal.

The location information 113 may be selected from registered location information by a user directly inputting the current location information or my information 160 provided by the GPS of the sender's mobile terminal.

Preview 114 may confirm before sending the created MMS message.

The receiver simulation 115 may calculate in advance how many recipients receive a message by connecting to an app server according to the sending and receiving conditions set in the environment setting 120. The sender can check the desired number of recipients using the recipient simulation 115 and preferences.

4 illustrates a display screen of an item of an environment setting 140 of an application according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 4, whether or not to consent to the collection of location information may be selected in the consent of location information collection 121.

The message receiving range reference 122 is a local reference point at which the originating mobile terminal sends the MMS message, and the current location information determined by the GPS, the registered location information registered directly by the user in My information, or the current location information and the registration. You can select both location information.

The message sending range 123 is a local range in which the calling mobile terminal sends the MMS message, and may select a radius of 1 km, 2 km, 3 km, or direct input from the message receiving range.

The message recipient setting 124 is a receiving mobile terminal that receives an MMS message and may select only an app installer or all recipients. All recipients include both the mobile location information database 71, the registration database 72, and the external database 73 stored in the location information database 70.

The message receiving method 125 is a method of receiving a MMS message by a receiving mobile terminal, and may select an app library or an app storage box and a mobile phone message box. Messages created and sent by the originating mobile terminal are stored in the inbox 120 of the receiving mobile terminal. However, there is a disadvantage that the user of the receiving mobile terminal does not check the sender's message before executing the application. therefore. When the sender selects the items in the app storage box and the inbox, the MMS message is directly received through the message service center 55 and the mobile communication network 50 through the message box of the receiving mobile terminal, and the receiving terminal user does not execute the application. You can check the sender's message immediately.

5 illustrates a display screen of a receiving MMS of an item of a receiving message storage box 120 of an application according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 5, an MMS message 131, a sender 132, and location information 133 are configured.

The MMS message 131 may be a local event, a lost child, a discount coupon, or the like.

Caller 132 may be a caller's phone number, name, name, and the like.

The location information 133 may be current location information by GPS selected and input by the sender as the location information of the sender or registered location information directly inputted into the calling mobile terminal.

Hereinafter, a method of using a location-based multimedia messaging service system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

6 is a flowchart illustrating a method of using a location-based multimedia messaging service system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to Figure 6, by installing the application on the user mobile terminal to provide its location information to the app server (S1). Mobile applications are downloaded and installed from the App Store, Market or App Server. The user agrees to collect location information in the application, or if the user refuses to collect the location query, the user may directly register his location information in the application.

App server stores the location information database with the phone number of the user mobile terminal (S2). The location information database may include a mobile database collected from a location information collection server, a registered location information database directly input by a user, and an external location information database obtained from an external partner.

The originating mobile terminal executes the application to create an MMS message, and transmits it to the app server along with the location information and the recipient range (S3). The receiver range can be set by the application's configuration.

The app server transmits the MMS message to a plurality of receiving mobile terminals in the sender set receiver range (S4). The MMS message is stored in the application receiving message storage item of the receiving mobile terminal, and further, may be directly transmitted to the message box of the mobile terminal itself through the mobile communication network.

In the receiving mobile terminal, the MMS message may be stored (S5) and confirmed.

The application field will be described below.

1. Find or find people who are lost, disabled, or elderly with dementia.

If a person is lost or found in a crowded area such as an amusement park, department store, subway or the like, the location-based multimedia messaging service of the present invention can be used.

2. Find or find a pet.

If a pet, such as a dog, is lost or found, the location-based multimedia messaging service of the present invention can be used.

3. Find or find lost items.

The location-based multimedia messaging service of the present invention can be used in the case of a lost or found wallet, card, key or the like.

4. Emergency Calls (SOS) in emergencies.

In situations of distress in a mountain or river, exposure to crime, or a situation in which an emergency room is required, the location-based multimedia messaging service of the present invention may be used to request help from a neighbor.

5. Notification of traffic conditions such as traffic accidents.

A situation congested due to a traffic accident or a construction on a road may be recognized by a nearby person using a location-based multimedia messaging service, and may be led to another path.

6. Notification of emergency disasters and evacuation situations, such as fire.

In the event of a natural disaster such as a fire or a flood, the location-based multimedia messaging service of the present invention can be quickly informed to a user in the area of occurrence to avoid a disaster.

7. Location based advertising.

In the service industry, such as restaurants, gas stations, car washes, department stores, discount stores, it is possible to attract customers by sending advertisements, discount coupons, etc. using the location-based multimedia messaging service of the present invention. In particular, restaurants can maintain a constant sales by sending discount coupons or the like when they are free than usual.

8. Promote local based events.

In public offices, government offices, schools, women's meetings, churches, etc., local events such as voting, athletic meets, festivities, singing, bazaars, and marketplaces can be promoted using the location-based multimedia messaging service of the present invention.

10: calling mobile terminal 20: wireless Internet network
30: app server 40: receiving mobile terminal
50: mobile network 55: message service center
70: location information database 71: moving location information database
72: registered location information database 73: external location information database
75: location information collection server 80: map server

Claims (9)

A plurality of user mobile terminals for installing an application and providing location information to an app server;
A location information database for storing location information of the mobile terminals;
An outgoing mobile terminal for transmitting an MMS message to an app server by setting its location information and a receiver region range through a wireless Internet network among the user mobile terminals;
An app server for receiving an MMS message from the originating mobile terminal and transmitting the MMS message together with the location information of the originating mobile terminal to a plurality of receiving mobile terminals stored in the location information database in the set receiver region range; And
It includes a receiving mobile terminal for receiving and storing the MMS message from the app server,
The location information database is a mobile location information database of the mobile terminal collected from a location information collection server, a multimedia location service database, a user's direct registration location information database or an external location information database obtained from an external partner. delete delete The method of claim 1,
MMS message received by the receiving mobile terminal is stored in the received message storage box of the application via a wireless Internet network. The method of claim 1,
The MMS message received by the receiving mobile terminal is directly transmitted to the message box of the receiving mobile terminal itself through a message service center of the mobile communication network. The method of claim 1,
Location-based multimedia messaging service system further comprises a map server for providing map data corresponding to the location information of the database to the app server. Installing an application on a user mobile terminal and providing location information thereof to an app server;
The app server stores the location information database of the user mobile terminal;
From among the user terminals, the calling mobile terminal executes an application, creates an MMS message, and transmits the same to the app server along with its location information and the set receiver region range;
The app server transmits the MMS message to a plurality of receiving mobile terminals in the receiver region range set by the calling mobile terminal; And
The MMS message is received and stored in the receiving mobile terminal,
The location information database is at least one selected from the mobile location information database of the mobile terminal collected from the location information collection server, the registration location information database directly input by the user, the external location information database obtained from an external partner How to Use Multimedia Messaging Service System. delete The method of claim 7, wherein
The MMS message received by the receiving mobile terminal is stored in the received message storage box of the application through a wireless Internet network or directly sent to the message box of the receiving mobile terminal itself through a message service center of a mobile communication network. How to use the system.

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