KR101069399B1 - Method and System for Providing Location Information of Mobile Terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method and system for providing location information of a mobile terminal.

When the unused state of the first mobile terminal exceeds the threshold time, the present invention generates a multimedia message including moving path information in which the location information of the first mobile terminal is accumulated or a moving picture or image photographed from the first mobile terminal. A method for providing mobile terminal location information transmitted to a second mobile terminal is provided. In addition, the present invention provides a location information providing server for confirming the location information of the first mobile terminal; A lost terminal management server generating movement path information; And a message service center for transmitting the movement route information to the second mobile terminal.

According to the present invention, the location of the lost mobile terminal can be easily performed by checking the moving path of the lost mobile terminal through another mobile terminal or an Internet access device previously set by the user who lost the mobile terminal. The location of the mobile terminal may be clearly estimated by confirming an image or a picture taken by the lost mobile terminal.

Location information, breadcrumbs, image information, lost

Description

Method and system for providing location information of a mobile terminal {Method and System for Providing Location Information of Mobile Terminal}

The present invention relates to a method and system for providing location information of a mobile terminal. In particular, the present invention to check the location information of the lost mobile terminal, if the unused time exceeds the threshold time, by transferring the image or photo taken through the mobile path or the mobile terminal of the mobile terminal to another mobile terminal, The present invention relates to a method and a system for supporting location information of a lost mobile terminal using a terminal.

Currently, letters, landlines, mobile terminals, the Internet, and the like are used as telecommunication methods. Among them, wired telephones and mobile terminals are most frequently used in that they communicate with each other in real time and can be quickly contacted. In particular, in recent years, the mobile terminal is most used for quick contact without restriction of time and place.

In addition, as the mobile terminal is combined with services such as wireless Internet, digital multimedia broadcasting (DMB), radio, and games, the subscriber always carries the mobile terminal. Accordingly, various types of mobile terminals have been released, and the size of mobile terminals has become smaller and smaller for user portability.

As the mobile terminal becomes smaller in size and smaller in volume, there is a convenience in which the user's portability is improved, but there is a problem in that it is easy to lose.

When the mobile terminal is lost, the user should look back on the moving path and find out where it was lost in order to find the lost mobile terminal, and often cannot be sure of the place where the mobile terminal is lost. It is difficult to recover the mobile terminal.

Accordingly, there is a need for a technique for increasing the recovery rate of a lost mobile terminal by allowing a user who lost the mobile terminal to easily identify the location of the lost mobile terminal.

The technical problem to be achieved by the present invention is to transmit the image or photo taken through the moving path or the mobile terminal of the lost mobile terminal to another mobile terminal, so that the location information of the lost mobile terminal can be confirmed using the other mobile terminal. It is to provide a method and system to support.

To this end, the method for providing mobile terminal location information according to the first embodiment of the present invention is a method of providing location information of a first mobile terminal to a second mobile terminal, wherein (a) the unused state of the first mobile terminal is previously determined. Confirming that the set threshold time is exceeded; (b) confirming location information of the first mobile terminal; (c) generating movement path information by combining location information of the first mobile terminal accumulated for a predetermined time; And (d) transmitting the movement path information of the first mobile terminal to the second mobile terminal.

In addition, the method for providing mobile terminal location information according to the second embodiment of the present invention is a method for providing location information of a first mobile terminal to a second mobile terminal, wherein (a) the unused state of the first mobile terminal is previously determined. Confirming that the set threshold time is exceeded; (b) generating a photographing control message requesting the photographing of the surrounding video or photograph using a camera and transmitting the photographing control message to the first mobile terminal; (c) receiving a message including a video or a picture from the first mobile terminal; And (d) transmitting a message including a video or a picture to the second mobile terminal.

In addition, the mobile terminal location information providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention is a system for providing the location information of the first mobile terminal to the second mobile terminal, the location information providing server for confirming the location information of the first mobile terminal; A lost terminal management server which accumulates the location information of the first mobile terminal identified through the location information providing server for a predetermined time to generate the moving path information of the first mobile terminal; And a message service center transmitting the movement path information of the first mobile terminal generated by the lost terminal management server to the second mobile terminal.

According to the present invention, the location of the lost mobile terminal can be easily performed by checking the moving path of the lost mobile terminal through another mobile terminal or an Internet access device previously set by the user who lost the mobile terminal. The lost location of the mobile terminal can be clearly estimated by checking the current location of the lost mobile terminal or an image or picture taken through the lost mobile terminal.

In addition, if the mobile terminal is not used for a preset time even if the loss report or the location tracking request is not performed, the location information of the mobile terminal is transmitted to another mobile terminal or the Internet access device that is set in advance, so that the loss report or the location tracking request can be made. In order to solve the inconvenience of having to visit a mobile communication company or a customer center.

In addition, even when a crime such as kidnapping of a child possessing a mobile terminal, theft of a mobile terminal or a vehicle including the mobile terminal occurs, a video, a photo, or a moving route is transmitted according to the non-use of the mobile terminal. It is possible to grasp the appearance of the criminal or the path of movement in the state of not being able to solve the crime quickly.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings so that those skilled in the art may easily implement the present invention. The present invention may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein. In the drawings, parts irrelevant to the description are omitted in order to clearly describe the present invention, and like reference numerals designate like parts throughout the specification.

Throughout the specification, when a part is said to "include" a certain component, it means that it can further include other components, without excluding other components unless specifically stated otherwise. In addition, the terms “… unit”, “… unit”, “module”, etc. described in the specification mean a unit that processes at least one function or operation, which may be implemented by hardware or software or a combination of hardware and software. have.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, in order to transmit the moving path or the location information of the lost mobile terminal to another mobile terminal, it is necessary to identify the location of the lost mobile terminal. The technique for identifying the position of the mobile terminal is called a Position Determination Technology (PDT) and uses a network-based method using a base station reception signal transmitted from a mobile communication network and a GPS (Global Positioning System) signal. It is distinguished by a handset-based method.

Here, FIG. 1 illustrates a mobile terminal location information providing system for identifying a location of a lost mobile terminal using a network-based method, and FIG. 2 illustrates a mobile terminal for identifying a location of a lost mobile terminal through a handset-based method. A location information providing system is shown.

1 is a configuration diagram briefly showing a mobile terminal location information providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Mobile terminal location information providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention, the first mobile terminal 110, wireless base station 120, switching center 130, lost terminal management server 140, location information providing server 150, messages The service center 160, the gateway 170, the second mobile terminal 180, and the internet access device 190 are included.

Here, the first mobile terminal 110 is a mobile terminal lost by the user, and the second mobile terminal 180 is set in advance so that the moving path of the lost first mobile terminal 110 or the captured video or photo is transmitted. Mobile terminal.

The wireless base station 120 is a terminal device of the mobile communication network, and serves to transfer data transmitted and received between the first mobile terminal 110 and the second mobile terminal 180 and the switching center 130. To this end, the wireless base station 120 includes a base station transmitter (BTS) and a base station controller (BSC).

The BTS receives voice call data, video call data, additional service data, message data, etc. from the first mobile terminal 110 or the second mobile terminal 180 and transmits the same to the switching center 130 through the BSC. The voice call data, the video call data, the additional service data, and the message data received through the second mobile terminal 110 or the second mobile terminal 180 are performed. In addition, the BTS performs a location registration function of a mobile terminal located within a jurisdiction of a cell area.

The BTS in the network-based method can check the location information such as latitude and longitude, etc., which are located through a predetermined GPS system or input information during installation, and the location information of the BTS is transmitted through the parameter message of the forward link call channel. 110, 180). The mobile terminals 110 and 180 may calculate new location information by calculating their moving distance using the location information of the BTS of the cell to which they belong.

The BSC controls a plurality of BTSs, and assigns and releases radio channels for the mobile terminals 110 and 180, transmit power control of the mobile terminals 110 and 180 and the BTS, soft handoff and hard handoff between cells. Hard Handoff determination, transcoding and vocoding, and GPS clock distribution are performed.

A mobile switching center (MSC) 130 performs basic and additional service processing, incoming and outgoing call processing of a subscriber, location registration procedure and handoff procedure, and interworking with other networks. In addition, including a home location register (HLR) and a visitor location register (VLR), request location registration of the mobile terminal (110, 180), and check the subscriber information to voice call, video Provides various mobile communication services such as call, additional service, wireless Internet service, message transmission and reception service.

The lost terminal management server 140 stores subscriber information subscribed to the mobile terminal location information service according to an embodiment of the present invention, and the mobile terminal 110 subscribed to the mobile terminal location information service through interworking with the switching center 130. Check the location of the first mobile terminal 110 through interworking with the location information providing server 150 to move the first to the second mobile terminal 180 or the Internet access device 190. It performs a function of providing the movement path information of the terminal 110. In addition, the lost terminal management server 140 may generate and transmit a photographing control message requesting photographing of a video or a photograph to the first mobile terminal 110.

The lost terminal management server 140 is interlocked with a gateway 170 that performs a protocol conversion function for transmitting the moving path information, a moving picture, or a picture of the first mobile terminal 110 to the Internet access device 190.

The internal configuration and function of the lost terminal management server 140 will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 3.

The location information providing server 150 performs the location information and location information change tracking function of the first mobile terminal 110 according to a request of the lost terminal management server 140, and determines the location of the identified first mobile terminal 110. It serves to provide the location information to the terminal management server 140 lost.

The message service center 160 generates a short message or a multimedia message included in the movement path information, the video or the photo information of the first mobile terminal 110 and transmits the generated short message or the multimedia message to the second mobile terminal 180. In addition, a function of generating a photographing control message requesting photographing of a video or a photo is transmitted to the first mobile terminal 110.

The gateway 170 performs a function of connecting the lost terminal management server 140 to the Internet network. That is, the gateway 170 converts the WAP protocol used in the mobile communication network and the TCP / IP (Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol) protocol used in the internet network, and generates the first terminal generated by the lost terminal management server 140. The mobile terminal 110 transmits the moving path information of the mobile terminal 110 and the moving picture or picture taken by the first mobile terminal 110 to the internet access device 190 through the internet network.

The second mobile terminal 180 and the Internet access device 190 are terminals for checking a moving path of the lost first mobile terminal 110 or a captured video or picture. The second mobile terminal 180 may check the location information of the first mobile terminal 110 through a short message or a multimedia message transmitted through the mobile communication network, and the internet access device 190 manages the lost terminal through the internet network. The location information of the first mobile terminal 110 may be checked by accessing the server 140.

Here, the second mobile terminal 180 previously lost terminal management server 140 in order to receive a short message or a multimedia message including the moving path of the first mobile terminal 110 or the captured video or photo. Must be registered at

In the above description, the movement path information, the moving picture information, or the photo information of the first mobile terminal 110 is directly transmitted to the second mobile terminal 180 through a short message or a multimedia message. 180 may be implemented to transmit a short message including link information for access to the wireless Internet so that the 180 may access the wireless Internet and check moving path information, video, or picture information of the first mobile terminal 110.

Meanwhile, when the first mobile terminal 110 includes the GPS receiving module, the position of the first mobile terminal 110 may be checked through a handset based method.

2 is a block diagram schematically illustrating a system for providing mobile terminal location information using GPS according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, a handset-based mobile terminal location information providing system includes a first mobile terminal 110, a wireless base station 120, a switching center 130, a lost terminal management server 140, and a positioning server ( 230, a message service center 160, a gateway 170, a second mobile terminal 180, and an internet access device 190.

That is, the handset-based mobile terminal location information providing system includes a location server 230 in place of the location information providing server 150 of the network-based mobile terminal location information providing system.

The first mobile terminal 210 is a terminal in which a GPS reception module for receiving navigation data from a plurality of GPS satellites 220 and a GPS signal processing module for processing the received GPS signal are embedded.

The first mobile terminal 210 that receives the location information providing request message including the auxiliary data for determining the location, receives the GPS radio waves from the one or more GPS satellites 220 using the received auxiliary data, and receives the received GPS. The navigation data included in the radio wave is extracted to measure its own location, and the measured location information is transmitted to the location determination server 230.

Here, the GPS satellite 220 is composed of 24 satellites continuously transmitting the navigation data necessary for position calculation to the first mobile terminal 210 using a carrier wave, of which 21 satellites are navigation. It is used for data transmission and three satellites are reserved.

The Positioning Determination Entity (PDE) 230 is a server including information about GPS satellites. When a location request for the first mobile terminal 210 is received from the lost terminal management server 140, A location information providing request message including auxiliary data for location calculation is transmitted to the first mobile terminal 210.

In more detail, the location determination server 230 is provided with a reference GPS antenna (not shown), and when a location request for the first mobile terminal 210 is received from the lost terminal management server 140, 1 After retrieving information (coordinate information, identification code information, etc.) of the GPS satellites 220 capable of receiving GPS radio waves from the base station 120 where the mobile terminal 210 is located, it is defined in the IS-801-1 standard. The message is included in the "Provide Ephemeris" message and transmitted to the first mobile terminal 210.

Receiving the "Provide Ephemeris" message, the first mobile terminal 210 extracts the information of the GPS satellites 220 included in the message, and searches for the GPS satellites 220 to receive the GPS radio waves transmitted. The first mobile terminal 210 that receives the GPS radio wave from one or more GPS satellites 220 determines its position through navigation data extraction.

By using the handset-based method of confirming location information using GPS as described above, the location of the first mobile terminal 210 can be confirmed in more detail, thereby providing an accurate movement route.

3 is a block diagram schematically showing the inside of a lost terminal management server according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Lost terminal management server 140 according to an embodiment of the present invention is a program storage module 310, memory 320, time management module 330, Network Interface Card (NIC) hereinafter referred to as "NIC" 340, the location information checking module 350, the message generating module 360, the subscriber information database 370, and the controller 370.

The program storage unit 310 calculates a moving path of the first mobile terminal 110 or 210 using a terminal management program for checking the use state of the first mobile terminal 110 or 210 and location information. The various programs for operating the lost terminal management server 140, such as a database management program for data input / output control of the subscriber information database 370, are stored.

The memory 320 is a part for temporarily storing data processed by the control module 380. That is, the memory 320 temporarily stores location information of the first mobile terminals 110 and 210 identified through the location information providing server 150 or the location determination server 230, and the stored location information is accumulated in a predetermined amount. 1 When the movement path information of the mobile terminals 110 and 210 is generated, the mobile station 110 deletes the location information stored temporarily.

The time management module 330 is a kind of timer, and serves to provide time lapse information for confirming unused state maintenance of the first mobile terminals 110 and 210 subscribed to the mobile terminal location information service.

Here, in the practice of the present invention, the unused state holding time serving as a reference for providing the mobile terminal location information service may be set differently for each mobile terminal. At this time, the time management module 330 may perform a role of comparing the mobile terminal location information service provision reference time set in the corresponding mobile terminal and the unused state maintaining time.

The NIC 340 communicates for communication between the location information providing server 150, the location determination server 230, the switching center 130, the message service server 160, the gateway 170, and the lost terminal management server 140. Communication module that provides an interface.

That is, the NIC 330 transmits the terminal location request message generated by the control module 370 to the location information providing server 150 or the location determining server 230, and provides the location information providing server 150 or the location determining server. Transferring location information of the first mobile terminal (110, 210) received from the 230 to the location information confirmation module 350, and exchanges the video or photo taken by the first mobile terminal (110, 210) 130 It receives from the, and transfers the moving path message, video, or picture generated by the control module 370 to the message service server 160.

The location information checking module 350 integrates the location information of the first mobile terminals 110 and 210 received from the location information providing server 150 or the location determination server 230 to generate moving path information. .

The message generating module 360 generates a moving path message by combining the moving path information generated by the location information checking module 350 and the phone number of the second mobile terminal 180 or the first mobile terminal 110 or 210. Combines the video or photo taken in the phone number of the second mobile terminal 180 to generate a multimedia message.

In this case, when the location information of the first mobile terminal 110, 210 is provided to the Internet access device 190 instead of the second mobile terminal 180, the movement path of the first mobile terminal 110, 210 or The moving picture or the picture is combined with a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) or an IP address of the Internet access device 190 to generate a moving path message or a multimedia message.

The subscriber information database 370 is a database storing first mobile terminal information subscribed to the mobile terminal location information service, second mobile terminal information to transmit a moving path message or a multimedia message, and the like. In addition, in the implementation of the present invention, when the unused state holding time is set differently for each mobile terminal, the unused state holding time set in each of the first mobile terminals 110 and 210 is stored.

The control module 380 controls the entire lost terminal management server 140, and after calling the information of the first mobile terminals 110 and 210 subscribed to the mobile terminal location information service, according to an embodiment of the present invention. Check whether the terminal is lost compared to the unused state maintaining time called by the time management module 330, and if the terminal is confirmed to generate a message requesting the terminal location check location information providing server 150 or location determination server ( 230, and transmits the movement path message or the multimedia message generated through the message generating module 360 to the message service center 160.

4 is a signal flowchart illustrating a method for transmitting a movement path message according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The lost terminal management server 140 calls the information of the first mobile terminals 110 and 210 subscribing to the mobile terminal location information service, and then links the first mobile terminals 110 and 210 with the switching center 130. Check the use status for (S400).

When the first mobile terminals 110 and 210 maintain the unused state for a preset time (S410), the lost terminal management server 140 sends the first information to the location information providing server 150 or the positioning server 230. In operation S420, a message for requesting location confirmation of the mobile terminals 110 and 210 is transmitted.

At this time, the lost terminal management server 140, the first mobile terminal (110, 210) to the GPS reception function through the information of the first mobile terminal (110, 210) registered in advance or interworking with the switching station (130). It may be determined whether or not to include (S430).

If the first mobile terminal (110, 210) does not have a GPS reception function, it is preferable to check the location information using a network-based method (S438), and if the GPS reception function is included, using a handset-based method It is desirable to confirm the location information.

In order to determine the location of the first mobile terminal 210 using the handset-based method, the location determination server 230 transmits a location information providing request message including auxiliary data to the first mobile terminal 210 (S434). In operation S436, the first mobile terminal 210 calculates its own location using navigation data received from the GPS satellite 220 and auxiliary data received from the positioning server 230. In operation S438, the first mobile terminal 210 transmits the calculated location information to the location determination server 230.

When the location information providing server 150 or the location determination server 230 confirms the location information of the first mobile terminal 110 or 210 through a network-based method or a handset-based method, the identified first mobile terminal 110 or 210. ) Transmits the location information of the terminal to the lost terminal management server 140 (440).

The lost terminal management server 140 receiving the location information of the first mobile terminal 110 or 210 stores the received location information in the location information checking module 250 or the memory 320. When the location information of the first mobile terminals 110 and 210 is accumulated by a predetermined amount, the lost terminal management server 140 generates the movement path information through the location information verification module 350 (S450).

Then, the subscriber information database 370 is searched to confirm the telephone number of the second mobile terminal 180 to which the movement path information of the first mobile terminals 110 and 210 is transmitted.

In this case, when the movement path information of the first mobile terminals 110 and 210 is set to be transmitted to the internet access device 190, the URL or IP address of the internet access device 190 set in advance should be checked. (S460).

When the information of the second mobile terminal 180 is confirmed, after generating the movement path message including the movement path information of the first mobile terminal (110, 210) and the telephone number of the second mobile terminal 180, the message service Transfer to the center 160 (S470).

The message service center 160 checks the phone number of the second mobile terminal 180 included in the moving path message, and then transmits the moving path message in the form of a short message or a multimedia message to the second mobile terminal 180 (S480). ).

By receiving the movement path message, the second mobile terminal 180 displays movement path information included in the received movement path message, whereby the first mobile terminal 110 or 120 moves to which path, You can check whether it is located at the location. Here, the movement path information displayed on the second mobile terminal 180 may be implemented as shown in FIG. 5 (S490).

FIG. 5 is an exemplary screen of a second mobile terminal 180 displaying moving path information. The location information of the first mobile terminal 110 and 210 and the moving path of the first mobile terminal 110 and 210 are shown in text. It is a screen that provides image of map form.

The movement route information display screen according to an embodiment of the present invention may be implemented in various forms, including not only an image in a map form, but also satellite photo information, surrounding information, and a transportation guide screen for navigating to a corresponding location.

In providing the mobile terminal location information service according to an embodiment of the present invention, in addition to providing a moving path of the first mobile terminal (110, 210), including a video or a picture around the first mobile terminal (110) Send multimedia messages.

6 is a signal flowchart illustrating a multimedia message transmission method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The lost terminal management server 140 calls the information of the first mobile terminals 110 and 210 subscribing to the mobile terminal location information service, and then links the first mobile terminals 110 and 210 with the switching center 130. Check the use state for (S600).

When the first mobile terminals 110 and 210 maintain the unused state for a preset time (S610), the control module 380 of the lost terminal management server 140 receives a shooting control message requesting video or photo shooting. Create At this time, the generated shooting control message includes the telephone numbers of the first mobile terminal (110, 210) (S620).

The lost terminal management server 140 transmits the generated shooting control message to the message service center 160 (S630), and the message service center 160 of the first mobile terminal 110, 210 included in the shooting control message. After confirming the telephone number, the first mobile terminal (110, 210) transmits a shooting control message requesting the video or photo shooting (S640).

The first mobile terminal 110 or 210 receiving the shooting control message drives the built-in camera to capture the surroundings of the first mobile terminal 110 and 210 in the form of a video or a picture. At this time, in taking a video or a picture, it is preferable to control so as not to generate an effect sound for notifying the start and end of the shooting (S650).

When the capturing of the moving picture or the picture of the surroundings is completed through the first mobile terminals 110 and 210, the captured moving picture or the picture is transmitted to the lost terminal management server 140 (S660).

The lost terminal management server 140 searches the subscriber information database 370 and checks the telephone number of the second mobile terminal 180 to which the moving picture or the picture photographed by the first mobile terminal 110 or 210 is to be transmitted.

In this case, when the moving picture or the picture photographed by the first mobile terminal 110 or 210 is set to be transmitted to the internet access device 190, the URL or the IP address of the internet access device 190 is checked (S670). ).

When the information of the second mobile terminal 180 is confirmed, a video or a picture taken by the first mobile terminal 110, 210 of the first mobile terminal 110, 210 and the phone number of the second mobile terminal 180 are displayed. After generating a multimedia message to include, and delivers to the message service center (160) (S680).

After confirming the phone number of the second mobile terminal 180, the message service center 160 sends the multimedia message including the video or photo taken by the first mobile terminal 110, 210 to the second mobile terminal 180. Send (S690).

The second mobile terminal 180 receiving the multimedia message displays a video or a picture included in the multimedia message. The user may estimate the position or acquirer of the first mobile terminal 110 or 210 based on the displayed video or photo (S700).

Thus, in performing the mobile terminal location information service according to an embodiment of the present invention, the lost terminal management server 140 receives the movement path information from the location information providing server 150 or the location determination server 230, and Receiving a video or picture from the first mobile terminal (110, 210), it may be implemented to provide the second mobile terminal 180 with the location information including both the moving path information and the video or picture.

The embodiments of the present invention described above are not only implemented by the apparatus and method but may be implemented through a program for realizing the function corresponding to the configuration of the embodiment of the present invention or a recording medium on which the program is recorded, The embodiments can be easily implemented by those skilled in the art from the description of the embodiments described above.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail above, the scope of the present invention is not limited thereto, and various modifications and improvements of those skilled in the art using the basic concepts of the present invention defined in the following claims are also provided. It belongs to the scope of rights.

1 is a configuration diagram briefly showing a mobile terminal location information providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention;

2 is a block diagram schematically illustrating a system for providing mobile terminal location information using GPS according to an embodiment of the present invention;

3 is a block diagram schematically showing the inside of a lost terminal management server according to an embodiment of the present invention;

4 is a signal flowchart illustrating a method for transmitting a movement path message according to an embodiment of the present invention;

5 is an exemplary screen of a second mobile terminal displaying movement path information;

6 is a signal flowchart illustrating a multimedia message transmission method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

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In the method for providing the location information of the first mobile terminal to the second mobile terminal, (a) confirming that an unused state of the first mobile terminal exceeds a preset threshold time by checking whether the first mobile terminal is used through interworking with an exchange station; (b) checking location information of the first mobile terminal when it is determined that the unused state of the first mobile terminal exceeds the threshold time; (c) generating movement path information by combining location information of the first mobile terminal accumulated for a predetermined time; And (d) transmitting the movement path information of the first mobile terminal to the second mobile terminal; Mobile terminal location information providing method comprising a. The method of claim 1, Step (b) is, The method of claim 1, wherein the location information of the first mobile terminal is checked using a network-based method or a handset-based method. The method of claim 1, Step (d) is, (d1) confirming information of a second mobile terminal set to provide movement path information of the first mobile terminal; (d2) generating a movement path message including information of the second mobile terminal and movement path information of the first mobile terminal; And (d3) transmitting the movement path message to the second mobile terminal Mobile terminal location information providing method comprising a. The method of claim 1, Step (d) is, The method of claim 1, wherein the movement path message is transmitted through a multimedia message in which the movement path information of the first mobile terminal is composed of a text and a map image. The method of claim 1, Step (c) is, The mobile terminal position information providing method comprising moving path information including a moving picture or a picture of a surrounding taken by the first mobile terminal. In the method for providing the location information of the first mobile terminal to the second mobile terminal, (a) confirming that an unused state of the first mobile terminal exceeds a preset threshold time; (b) generating a shooting control message requesting to take a video or picture of the surroundings by using a camera and transmitting the same to a first mobile terminal; (c) receiving a message including a video or a picture from the first mobile terminal; And (d) transmitting a message including the video or picture to the second mobile terminal; Mobile terminal location information providing method comprising a. The method of claim 6, Step (d) is, (d1) confirming information of a second mobile terminal which is set to provide location information of the first mobile terminal; (d2) generating a multimedia message including a moving picture or a photo received from the first mobile terminal and information of the second mobile terminal; And (d3) transmitting the multimedia message to the second mobile terminal; Mobile terminal location information providing method comprising a. In the system for providing the position information of the first mobile terminal to the second mobile terminal, A location information providing server for confirming location information of the first mobile terminal; An exchange station providing a mobile communication service to the first mobile terminal; When the unused state of the first mobile terminal exceeds a preset threshold time by checking whether the first mobile terminal is used through interworking with the switching center, the first information confirmed through the location information providing server Lost terminal management server for accumulating the position information of the mobile terminal for a predetermined time to generate the movement path information of the first mobile terminal; And Message service center for transmitting the movement path information of the first mobile terminal generated in the lost terminal management server to the second mobile terminal Mobile terminal location information providing system comprising a. The method of claim 8, The lost terminal management server, The time when the unused state of the first mobile terminal is maintained is compared with the threshold time, and when the unused state holding time of the first mobile terminal exceeds the threshold time, the first mobile terminal is determined to be lost, and Mobile terminal location information providing system, characterized in that for generating the movement path information of the first mobile terminal. The method of claim 8, The lost terminal management server, A time management module for checking an unused state maintaining time of the first mobile terminal; A location information checking module that accumulates location information of the first mobile terminal identified through the location information providing server and generates moving path information of the first mobile terminal; A subscriber information database storing information of the second mobile terminal; A message generation module for generating a multimedia message to be transmitted to the message service center by combining the movement path information generated by the location information confirmation module and the second mobile terminal information identified through the subscriber information database; And The terminal state is determined through the unused state maintaining time, and when the terminal loss state is confirmed, the terminal sends a message requesting the location information of the first mobile terminal to a location information providing server, and generates the multimedia message generated by the message generating module. Control module for transmitting a message to the message service center Mobile terminal location information providing system comprising a.

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