KR101094063B1 - Community service providing system based on position, server and method therefor - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A community service supplying system, community service supplying device, and supplying method thereof are provided to form a community based on the location of a mobile terminal and to properly manage the formed community. CONSTITUTION: A community service providing server(60) sets up a community area based on the location of a mobile terminal(10). The community service providing server transmits terminal information to the mobile terminal in order to form a community relation. The community service providing server changes the community relation according to the movement of the mobile terminal.

Description

Community Service Provisioning System, Community Service Provisioning Device and Method of Providing Method thereof {Community Service Providing System based on Position, Server and Method therefor}

An embodiment of the present invention relates to a community service providing system, a community service providing apparatus, and a method of providing the same. In more detail, a mobile terminal may be formed to adaptively change a community based on the location of the mobile communication terminal, perform appropriate management of the formed community, and automatically add or delete members in the formed community. A location-based community service providing system, a location-based community service providing apparatus, and a method of providing the same are provided.

The contents described in this section merely provide background information on the embodiments of the present invention and do not constitute a prior art.

As the development of communication technology and services using the Internet and mobile communication and the evolution of mobile communication terminals such as mobile phones, PDAs (Personal Digital Assistants), notebooks, etc., LBS (Location Based Service) is one of the high-growth service areas. Perched. Location-based service is a service system that provides various services to users based on location information obtained through a mobile communication network or a global positioning system (GPS). It is a service that provides various services related to location such as location tracking service, public safety service, location-based information service by mounting a chip connected. That is, location-based services are services that provide various services based on location information obtained through wired and wireless communication networks.

Location-based services essentially link information about the region of the customer's current location, and current location-based services collect information on each region on the map based on Point of Interest (POI) to link with location-based services. It provides a variety of information. Here, the POI may be classified into data for displaying major facilities, stations, airports, terminals, hotels, etc. on a digital numerical map with coordinates, search data used for searching for a general destination, and background data displayed only on a desktop. If the user knows the information about the destination, that is, the address, telephone number or the exact name of the destination, the destination can be directly searched by directly inputting the data. On the contrary, if the user does not have accurate information about the destination, the final destination may be searched step by step according to genre steps.

On the other hand, with the rapid development of information and communication technology, wireless Internet services are being implemented that can use the Internet via a wireless communication network even when mobile subscribers move without restriction of a place. It is a communication platform providing service for forming a community among a plurality of users, exchanging various data, and sharing information. That is, the communication platform providing service not only allows mobile subscribers to move freely anytime and anywhere to talk with the other party, but also provides various contents (eg, games, chat, Securities, financial transactions, news, weather, sports, traffic, etc.).

However, a general communication platform providing service can only share information in a community established by a mobile subscriber, and in order to add another member in a formed community, a user must manually register information about a new member. There is a feeling. In addition, in order to make the most of the mobility of the mobile terminal, there is a need to form a community relationship that is adaptively changed according to the location change of the mobile subscriber based on the location of the mobile terminal. Systematic management needs to be done.

The embodiment of the present invention is not only to solve the above-mentioned problems but also to meet the demands of the times. The embodiment of the present invention allows a community to be adaptively changed based on the location of the mobile communication terminal, and is appropriate for the formed community. An object of the present invention is to provide a location-based community service providing system, a location-based community service providing apparatus, and a method of providing the same, based on the location of a mobile terminal capable of performing management and automatically adding or deleting members in a formed community.

Location-based community service providing system based on the location of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention for achieving the above object, a mobile terminal of a subscriber to subscribe to community services; A positioning server for positioning the mobile terminal; And store information about the subscribers who have subscribed to the community service, and set a community area based on the location of the mobile terminal, which is located by the positioning server, and, if there is a terminal subscribed to the community service within the set community area. Forming a community relationship by transmitting the terminal information to each other to the terminal, characterized in that it comprises a community service providing server for changing the community relationship in accordance with the movement of the mobile terminal.

Preferably, the location-based community service providing system may further include a POI search server for searching for Point Of Interest (POI) within a range set from the location of the mobile terminal. In this case, the community providing server may form a community relationship based on the social link provided through the searched POI.

An apparatus for providing a location-based community service according to an embodiment of the present invention for achieving the above object includes a database unit for storing information about a subscriber who has subscribed to a community service; A community area setting unit configured to set a community area based on a location of a mobile terminal located by a location server; A community terminal searcher for searching whether a terminal subscribed to the community service exists in the set community area; And a community forming unit configured to form a community relationship by transmitting terminal information between the mobile terminal and the terminal when the terminal exists in the community area.

Here, the community area setting unit may set a community area around the location of the mobile terminal.

The apparatus for providing a location-based community service may further include a POI search unit for searching for a POI within a range set from the location of the mobile terminal. In this case, the community forming unit may form a community relationship based on the social link provided through the searched POI.

The apparatus for providing a location-based community service may further include a community manager that counts a time from when a community relationship is formed and releases the formed community relationship after a set time elapses.

In accordance with another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a location-based community service providing apparatus, including: a POI search unit for searching for a POI within a predetermined range based on a location of a mobile terminal positioned by a location server; A community forming unit for forming a community relationship between the terminal linked to the retrieved POI and the mobile terminal; And a community management unit for counting a time since the community is created and releasing the formed community relationship when the set time elapses.

In addition, the location-based community service providing server may further include a database unit for storing information about the terminal of the subscriber subscribed to the community service. In this case, the community forming unit may transmit terminal information between the terminal and the mobile terminal based on the formed community relationship.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for providing a location-based community service, the method comprising: storing information about a subscriber who has subscribed to a community service; Setting up a community area based on the location of the mobile terminal located by the location server; Searching whether there is a terminal subscribed to a community service in a set community area; And when the terminal exists in the community area, forming a community relationship by transmitting terminal information between the mobile terminal and the terminal, and changing the community relationship according to the movement of the mobile terminal.

In the community area setting step, the community area may be set based on the location of the mobile terminal.

In addition, the method for providing a location-based community service may further include searching for a POI within a range set from the location of the mobile terminal. In this case, the forming of the community relationship may form a community relationship based on the social link provided through the found POI.

In addition, the location-based community service providing method, the step of counting the time since the creation of the community; And releasing the formed community relationship when the set time elapses.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for providing a location-based community service, the method including: searching for a POI existing within a predetermined range based on a location of a mobile terminal located by a location server; Establishing a community relationship between the mobile terminal and the linked terminal through the retrieved POI; Counting time from when a community relationship is formed; And releasing the formed community relationship when the set time elapses.

In addition, the method for providing a location-based community service may further include storing information about a terminal of a subscriber subscribed to the community service. In this case, the forming of the community relationship may transmit terminal information between the terminal and the mobile terminal based on the formed community relationship.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to form a community that is adaptively changed based on the location of the mobile communication terminal, perform appropriate management for the formed community, and automatically add or delete members in the formed community. Will be.

1 is a view schematically showing a community service providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a diagram illustrating a concept of community service according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a social link provided through POI.
4 is a diagram schematically illustrating an example of an apparatus for providing community service according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a diagram illustrating a community relationship formed based on POI.
6 is a view schematically showing another example of a community service providing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
7 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing a location based community service according to an embodiment of the present invention.
8 is a diagram illustrating an example of setting a community area.
9 is a flowchart illustrating a method for providing a location based community service according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, some embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail through exemplary drawings. In adding reference numerals to the components of each drawing, it should be noted that the same reference numerals are assigned to the same components as much as possible even though they are shown in different drawings. In the following description of the present invention, a detailed description of known functions and configurations incorporated herein will be omitted when it may make the subject matter of the present invention rather unclear.

In addition, in describing the component of this invention, terms, such as 1st, 2nd, A, B, (a), (b), can be used. These terms are only for distinguishing the components from other components, and the nature, order or order of the components are not limited by the terms. If a component is described as being "connected", "coupled" or "connected" to another component, that component may be directly connected or connected to that other component, but between components It will be understood that may be "connected", "coupled" or "connected".

1 is a view schematically showing a community service providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to the drawings, the community service providing system may include a mobile terminal 10, a positioning server 40, a community service providing server 60, and a POI search server 70.

The mobile terminal 10 is a mobile communication terminal of a subscriber subscribed to a community service (hereinafter referred to as a "community service") according to an embodiment of the present invention, and accesses the Internet 30 through the mobile communication network 20 or Mobile phones, laptops, smart phones, personal digital assistants (PDAs), portable multimedia players (PMPs), and the like, which can be directly connected to the Internet 30 through an access point (AP) (not shown).

The positioning server 40 uses the GPS (Global Positioning System) 50 or locates the position of the mobile terminal 10 using an AP for accessing the base station 20 or the wireless Internet 30 of the mobile communication service provider. do.

The community service providing server 60 stores information on a subscriber who has subscribed to community service, sets a community area based on the location of the mobile terminal 10 positioned by the positioning server 40, and sets a community area within the set community area. If there is a terminal of another subscriber who has subscribed to the community service, the mobile terminal 10 and the other subscriber's terminal transmit mutual terminal information to form a community relationship, and the community relation is changed according to the movement of the mobile terminal 10. do. Here, the community relationship is a relationship formed through a social network, and refers to a relationship that can be chat, file transfer, data sharing, etc. through the Internet (30).

The POI search server 70 may search for point of interest (POI) within a range set from the location of the mobile terminal 10. That is, the POI search server 70 may search for the POI serving as an object corresponding to the location of the mobile terminal 10 of the subscriber who has subscribed to the community service. In this case, the community service providing server 60 may form a community relationship between the mobile terminal 10 and a terminal of another subscriber based on a social link provided through the retrieved POI. Although the POI search server 70 is illustrated as being provided independently from the community service providing server 60, the POI search server 70 may be integrally formed inside the community service providing server 60.

2 is a diagram illustrating a concept of community service according to an embodiment of the present invention. The community service according to an embodiment of the present invention forms a community relationship based on a social link provided through a point of interest (POI) corresponding to a user's location to share information such as an image, text, and video. It is a service that provides communication that enables users to chat, send data, advertise, marketing, and events.

Here, the user is a person using a wireless communication terminal or a wired communication terminal, and forms a social relationship with another person using the wireless communication terminal or a wired communication terminal, and the user's location is a wired / Informs the wireless communication terminal, and generates and transmits information such as an image, a text, and a video regarding the corresponding location.

The community service provider confirms whether the user subscribes to the community service and forms a community relationship based on the social link provided through the POI for the users who have subscribed to the community service. That is, as shown in FIG. 3, various social links such as advertisements, marketing, events, and chats may be provided through a single POI. The community service provider may use a POI for users who subscribe to community services. It serves to form a community relationship between subscribers based on the social links provided. In this case, as the mobile terminal 10 moves, the surrounding POI may change, and accordingly, a community relationship formed in the mobile terminal 10 may change.

4 is a diagram schematically illustrating an example of an apparatus for providing community service according to an embodiment of the present invention. Here, the community service providing apparatus 200 may be used as the community service providing server 60 of FIG. 1.

Referring to FIG. 4, the community service providing apparatus 400 includes a database unit 410, a community region setting unit 420, a community terminal searching unit 430, a community forming unit 440, a POI searching unit 450, and the like. The community manager 460 may be included.

The database unit 410 stores information about subscribers who have subscribed to the community service. In this case, the subscriber information may include the subscriber's name, nickname, telephone number for the mobile terminal, Universal Subscriber Identity Module (USIM) number, Mobile Internet Protocol (MIP) address, Uniform Recource Locator (URL) for the subscriber's terminal, IP address and the like.

The community area setting unit 420 sets a community area based on the location of the mobile terminal 10 located by the positioning server 40. In this case, the community region setting unit 420 may set a region having a preset radius range as a community region based on the position of the mobile terminal 10 positioned by the positioning server 40, and provided through the POI. A community area may be set around the POI based on the link.

The community terminal search unit 430 searches whether there is a wired communication terminal or a wireless communication terminal subscribed to the community service in the community area set by the community area setting unit 420. That is, the community terminal search unit 430 searches for wired communication terminals or wireless communication terminals of subscribers in the community area set by the community area setting unit 420 among the subscribers subscribed to the community service.

When there is a wired communication terminal or a wireless communication terminal subscribed to a community service in the community area set by the community area setting unit 420, the community forming unit 440 detects the wired terminal or wireless communication with the mobile terminal 10. A community relationship is formed by transmitting terminal information between terminals. That is, the community forming unit 440 has a subscriber name, nickname, USIM number, telephone number, URL information, MIP address, etc. for the wired communication terminal or the wireless communication terminal of the community service subscriber existing in the community area. Transmits information on an IP address and the like, and transmits the subscriber's name, nickname, USIM number, telephone number, URL information, MIP address, etc. of the mobile terminal 10 to the wired communication terminal or the wireless communication terminal searched by the community terminal search unit 430; Information may be transmitted, and a community relationship may be formed based on the community area.

The POI search unit 450 may search whether the POI exists within a range of a preset radius from the location of the mobile terminal 10 positioned by the positioning server 40. When the POI within the range set from the location of the mobile terminal 10 is searched through the POI search unit 450, the community forming unit 440 is a subscriber of the community service around the POI based on the social link provided through the searched POI. It is desirable to form a community relationship between the wired communication terminal or the wireless communication terminal and the mobile terminal 10.

5 is a diagram illustrating a community relationship formed based on POI. The mobile terminal 10 may form a community relationship by establishing a friend relationship with the terminal 12 of a plurality of others, and each other terminal 12 may also form a community relationship with the third party's terminal 14. have. Such a community is usually set up by each user. Meanwhile, the subscriber of the community service may request the location-based community service providing apparatus 400 to form a community relationship based on his / her location through his mobile terminal 10 while moving. In this case, as shown in FIG. 5, the POI search unit 450 may search for the POI 16 within a range set from the position of the mobile terminal 10, and the community terminal search unit 430 may search for the found POI 16. Searches for the terminal 18 of the community service subscriber in the surrounding area of the POI 16 based on the social link provided through the network, and the community forming unit 440 searches for the terminal 18 of the found community service subscriber and the mobile terminal. A community relationship may be formed between the 10's (in FIG. 5, an example of the community relationship formed based on the social link provided through the POI is named 'Ahem'). In the process of forming such a community relationship, a menu of social links provided by the POI, such as marketing, advertisements, chats, and local information, may be provided to the mobile terminal 10, and a specific selected by the user of the mobile terminal 10 may be provided. It is also possible to form a community relationship between the subscriber terminal 18 and the mobile terminal for the social link.

When a community relationship is formed by the community forming unit 440, the community manager 460 counts a time from when the community relationship is formed, and releases the formed community relationship after a predetermined time elapses. That is, the community manager 460 allows the community service subscribers to communicate with each other through a community relationship formed by releasing a community relationship formed based on the location or POI of the mobile terminal 10 after a set time elapses. When the elapsed time passes, the formed community relationship can be released and managed to be destroyed.

6 is a view schematically showing another example of a community service providing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. The community service providing apparatus 600 according to another embodiment may include a POI search unit 610, a community forming unit 620, a community manager 630, and a database unit 640.

The POI retrieval unit 610, based on the location of the mobile terminal 10 positioned by the positioning server 40, as shown in FIG. 5, the POI 16 existing within a predetermined range from the mobile terminal 10 as shown in FIG. You can search.

The community forming unit 620 is a mobile terminal or a wired communication terminal or wireless communication terminal 18 of a community service subscriber around the POI based on a social link provided through the POI 16 retrieved by the POI retrieval unit 610. 10) form a community relationship by transmitting subscriber information to each other.

The community manager 630 counts the time from the formation of the community relationship by the community forming unit 620, and releases and destroys the community relationship formed by the community forming unit 620 when a predetermined time elapses. In this case, the community manager 630 provides a selection menu for selecting whether to decay the community relationship formed in the mobile terminal 10 and setting the time from the formation of the community relationship to the extinction when selecting the decay for the formed community relationship. can do.

The database unit 640 stores subscriber information about the subscriber who has subscribed to the community service. In this case, the subscriber information may include a subscriber's name, nickname, address, URL of the subscriber terminal, IP address, MIP address, telephone number, USIM number, and the like.

7 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing a location based community service according to an embodiment of the present invention. 4 and 7 will be described in detail the function and operation of the location-based community service providing apparatus 400 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The database unit 410 stores information on subscribers who have subscribed to the community service (S701). In this case, the information on the subscriber may include a subscriber's name, nickname, address, telephone number for the mobile communication terminal, USIM number, MIP address, URL for the subscriber's terminal, IP address and the like.

The POI search unit 450 may search whether the POI exists within a preset radius range from the position of the mobile terminal 10 positioned by the positioning server 40 (S703). When a POI within a range set from the location of the mobile terminal 10 is searched through the POI search unit 450, the community area setting unit 420 searches for a community area around the POI based on a social link provided through the searched POI. Can be set (S705). In this case, the mobile terminal 10 may provide a menu of the social link provided by the POI and set a community area around the POI for the menu selected by the mobile terminal 10. In this case, when a plurality of POIs are searched within a preset radius range from the location of the mobile terminal 10, the POI search unit 450 may provide a menu for the POIs searched for in the mobile terminal 10. It may also be possible to select a social link for the selected POI.

Alternatively, the community region setting unit 420 may set a region having a preset radius range around the position of the mobile terminal 10 positioned by the positioning server 40 as the community region. Alternatively, the community region setting unit 420 may provide a community region selection menu for setting a community region in the mobile terminal 10, and may set a community region corresponding to the menu selected by the mobile terminal 10.

The community terminal search unit 430 searches whether there is a wired communication terminal or a wireless communication terminal subscribed to the community service in the community area set by the community area setting unit 420 (S707). That is, the community terminal search unit 430 searches for wired communication terminals or wireless communication terminals of subscribers in the community area set by the community area setting unit 420 among the subscribers subscribed to the community service. For example, as illustrated in FIG. 8, the community terminal search unit 430 may search for a terminal of a community service subscriber within a predetermined radius of the mobile terminal 10.

The community forming unit 440 may form a community relationship between the wired communication terminal or the wireless communication terminal of the community service subscriber in the vicinity of the POI and the mobile terminal 10 based on the social link provided through the retrieved POI (S709). ). In this case, the community forming unit 440 may form a community relationship by transmitting terminal information between the wired communication terminal or the wireless communication terminal and the mobile terminal 10 subscribed to the community service existing in the community area. That is, the community forming unit 440 has a subscriber name, nickname, USIM number, telephone number, URL information, MIP address, etc. for the wired communication terminal or the wireless communication terminal of the community service subscriber existing in the community area. Transmits information on an IP address, etc., and transmits the subscriber's name, nickname, USIM number, telephone number, URL information, MIP address, etc. of the mobile terminal 10 to the wired or wireless communication terminal searched by the community terminal search unit 430. Information may be transmitted, and a community relationship may be formed based on the community area.

When the community relationship is formed by the community forming unit 440, the community manager 460 counts the time from the time when the community relationship is formed (S711), and when the predetermined time elapses (S713), releases the formed community relationship. Can be destroyed (S715). That is, the community manager 460 allows the community service subscribers to communicate with each other through a community relationship formed by releasing a community relationship formed based on the location or POI of the mobile terminal 10 after a set time elapses. When the elapsed time passes, the formed community relationship can be released and managed to be destroyed.

9 is a flowchart illustrating a method for providing a location based community service according to another embodiment of the present invention. 6 and 9 will be described in detail the function and operation of the location-based community service providing apparatus 400 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The database unit 640 stores subscriber information about the subscriber who has subscribed to the community service (S901). In this case, the subscriber information may include a subscriber's name, nickname, address, URL of the subscriber terminal, IP address, MIP address, telephone number, USIM number, and the like.

The POI retrieval unit 610, based on the location of the mobile terminal 10 positioned by the positioning server 40, as shown in FIG. 5, the POI 16 existing within a predetermined range from the mobile terminal 10 as shown in FIG. Can be searched (S903).

The community forming unit 620 is a mobile terminal or a wired communication terminal or wireless communication terminal 18 of a community service subscriber around the POI based on a social link provided through the POI 16 retrieved by the POI retrieval unit 610. 10) form a community relationship by transmitting subscriber information to each other (S905).

The community manager 630 counts the time from the formation of the community relationship by the community forming unit 620 (S907), and releases the community relationship formed by the community forming unit 620 when the predetermined time elapses (S909). To extinguish (S911). In this case, the community manager 630 provides a selection menu for selecting whether to decay the community relationship formed in the mobile terminal 10, and setting the time from the formation of the community relationship to the extinction when selecting the decay for the formed community relationship. can do.

While the present invention has been described in connection with what is presently considered to be the most practical and preferred embodiment, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments. In other words, within the scope of the present invention, all of the components may be selectively operated in combination with one or more. In addition, although all of the components may be implemented in one independent hardware, each or all of the components may be selectively combined to perform some or all functions combined in one or a plurality of hardware. It may be implemented as a computer program having a. Codes and code segments constituting the computer program may be easily inferred by those skilled in the art. Such a computer program may be stored in a computer readable storage medium and read and executed by a computer, thereby implementing embodiments of the present invention. The storage medium of the computer program may include a magnetic recording medium, an optical recording medium, a carrier wave medium, and the like.

In addition, the terms "comprise", "comprise" or "having" described above mean that the corresponding component may be inherent unless specifically stated otherwise, and thus excludes other components. It should be construed that it may further include other components instead. All terms, including technical and scientific terms, have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art unless otherwise defined. Terms used generally, such as terms defined in a dictionary, should be interpreted to coincide with the contextual meaning of the related art, and shall not be interpreted in an ideal or excessively formal sense unless explicitly defined in the present invention.

The above description is merely illustrative of the technical idea of the present invention, and those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains may make various modifications and variations without departing from the essential characteristics of the present invention. Therefore, the embodiments disclosed in the present invention are not intended to limit the technical idea of the present invention but to describe the present invention, and the scope of the technical idea of the present invention is not limited by these embodiments. The scope of protection of the present invention should be construed according to the following claims, and all technical ideas falling within the scope of the same shall be construed as falling within the scope of the present invention.

10: mobile terminal 20: base station
30: Internet 40: positioning server
50: GPS 60, 400, 600: community service server
70: POI search server 410, 640: database unit
420: community area setting unit 430: community terminal search unit
440 and 620: community forming unit 450 and 610: POI search unit
460, 630: Community Management Department

Claims (14)

A mobile terminal of a subscriber subscribing to a community service;
A positioning server for positioning the mobile terminal; And
Stores information about a subscriber who has subscribed to the community service, sets up a community area based on the location of the mobile terminal positioned by the positioning server, and has a terminal subscribed to the community service in the set community area; In the case of forming a community relationship by transmitting the terminal information between the mobile terminal and the terminal to each other, the community service providing server for changing the community relationship in accordance with the movement of the mobile terminal
Including,
And a POI search server for searching for Point Of Interest (POI) within a range set from the location of the mobile terminal,
And the community service providing server forms the community relationship based on the social link provided through the found POI. delete delete A database unit for storing information on subscribers subscribed to community services;
A community area setting unit configured to set a community area based on a location of a mobile terminal located by a location server;
A community terminal search unit for searching whether a terminal subscribed to the community service exists in the set community area; And
When the terminal exists in the community area, the community forming unit for transmitting the terminal information between the mobile terminal and the terminal to form a community relationship
Including,
The community area setting unit sets the community area based on the location of the mobile terminal. A database unit for storing information on subscribers subscribed to community services;
A community area setting unit configured to set a community area based on a location of a mobile terminal located by a location server;
A community terminal search unit for searching whether a terminal subscribed to the community service exists in the set community area;
A community forming unit for forming a community relationship by transmitting terminal information between the mobile terminal and the terminal when the terminal exists in the community area; And
POI retrieval unit for retrieving POIs within a range set from the location of the mobile terminal
Including;
The community forming unit forms the community relationship based on the social link provided through the searched POI. A database unit for storing information on subscribers subscribed to community services;
A community area setting unit configured to set a community area based on a location of a mobile terminal located by a location server;
A community terminal search unit for searching whether a terminal subscribed to the community service exists in the set community area;
A community forming unit for forming a community relationship by transmitting terminal information between the mobile terminal and the terminal when the terminal exists in the community area; And
The community management unit counts a time from the formation of the community relationship, and releases the formed community relationship when the set time elapses.
Location-based community service providing apparatus comprising a. A POI retrieval unit for retrieving POIs within a predetermined range based on the location of the mobile terminal located by the positioning server;
A community forming unit for forming a community relationship between the mobile terminal linked through the retrieved POI and the mobile terminal; And
The community management unit counts a time from the formation of the community relationship, and releases the formed community relationship when the set time elapses.
Location-based community service providing apparatus comprising a. The method of claim 7, wherein
Database unit for storing information about the subscriber's terminal subscribed to the community service
More,
And the community forming unit transmits terminal information between the terminal and the mobile terminal based on the formed community relationship. delete Storing information about a subscriber who has subscribed to the community service;
Setting up a community area based on the location of the mobile terminal located by the location server;
Searching whether there is a terminal subscribed to the community service in the set community area; And
If the terminal exists in the community area, transmitting the terminal information between the mobile terminal and the terminal to form a community relationship, and changing the community relationship according to the movement of the mobile terminal;
Including,
Setting the community area,
And providing a community area based on the location of the mobile terminal. Storing information about a subscriber who has subscribed to the community service;
Setting up a community area based on the location of the mobile terminal located by the location server;
Searching whether there is a terminal subscribed to the community service in the set community area;
If the terminal exists in the community area, forming a community relationship by transmitting terminal information between the mobile terminal and the terminal, and changing the community relationship according to the movement of the mobile terminal; And
Retrieving a POI within a range set from the location of the mobile terminal
Including;
The forming of the community relationship may include forming the community relationship based on the social link provided through the found POI. Storing information about a subscriber who has subscribed to the community service;
Setting up a community area based on the location of the mobile terminal located by the location server;
Searching whether there is a terminal subscribed to the community service in the set community area;
If the terminal exists in the community area, forming a community relationship by transmitting terminal information between the mobile terminal and the terminal, and changing the community relationship according to the movement of the mobile terminal;
Counting time since creation of the community; And
Releasing the formed community relationship when a predetermined time elapses
Location-based community service providing method comprising a. Searching for a POI existing within a predetermined range based on the location of the mobile terminal positioned by the location server;
Establishing a community relationship between the mobile terminal linked through the retrieved POI and the mobile terminal;
Counting a time from when the community relationship is formed; And
Releasing the formed community relationship when a predetermined time elapses
Location-based community service providing method comprising a. The method of claim 13,
Storing information about a terminal of a subscriber subscribed to the community service;
More,
The forming of the community relationship may include transmitting terminal information between the terminal and the mobile terminal based on the formed community relationship.

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