KR101115171B1 - Service method based user location using car-navigation - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method for providing a user location based service using a vehicle navigation device including a mobile communication device.

In general, the vehicle navigation device is mounted on the user's vehicle to find a destination by using a GPS module and a device with embedded mobile information. Further, the vehicle navigation device combines a wireless mobile communication device and a vehicle navigation device to provide various services. The use of telematics is being activated.

In the present invention, to improve the simple function of the vehicle navigation device, when a user visits a specific company using a vehicle navigation device including a mobile communication device, the service providing server whether the corresponding company is a service provider subscription company; After checking and providing a variety of information of the visited user, the company relates to a user location-based service providing method that provides the information required by the user.

Vehicle Navigation System, Navigation, Telematics, Additional Service

Description

Service method based user location using car-navigation}

1 is a block diagram of a coupon providing method using a conventional telematics.

2 is an explanatory diagram of a schematic configuration of an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a flowchart illustrating an embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a flowchart illustrating another embodiment of the present invention.

DESCRIPTION OF THE RELATED ART [0002]

100: service providing system 110: service providing server

120: location information server 130: subscriber information DB

140: subscriber coupon DB 150: affiliate information DB

160: member company coupon DB 200: GPS mobile communication system

300: user device 310: GPS vehicle navigation device

320: mobile communication module 400a, 400b, 400c: affiliated companies

The present invention relates to a method for providing a user location based service using a vehicle navigation device including a mobile communication device. More specifically, in order to improve the simple function of the vehicle navigation apparatus, when a user visits a specific company using the vehicle navigation apparatus including the mobile communication device, the service providing server determines whether the corresponding company is a service providing subscription company. After checking and providing a variety of information of the visited user, the company relates to a user location-based service providing method that provides the information required by the user.

In general, the vehicle navigation device is mounted on the user's vehicle to find a destination by using a GPS module and a device with embedded mobile information. Further, the vehicle navigation device combines a wireless mobile communication device and a vehicle navigation device to provide various services. The use of telematics is being activated.

A method for providing a coupon using the telematics has been disclosed in Korean Patent Publication No. 2003-0090274 (published November 28, 2003) (a method and system for providing a coupon using telematics).

The prior art relates to a method and system for providing coupons using telematics, comprising: acquiring client information and merchant information to construct a database; receiving location information (destination) through a telematics terminal of a client, receiving Retrieving merchant information (including coupon information) close to the expected movement path identified through the location information, transmitting the retrieved merchant information to the telematics terminal of the client, and providing a coupon of the corresponding merchant at the client's request And mounting a coupon (mileage, ticket, etc.) to the client's smart card through a smart card reader connectable to the telematics terminal.

The prior art simply provides a user with information such as a coupon of a specific company on a moving path and receives the information to the user terminal.

However, in the related art, a method in which a company visited by a user provides information required by the user to the user so that the user can utilize the information usefully cannot be implemented. That is, in order to provide a user-centered service, for example, the service providing system provides the user with a coupon or mileage information that the user can use in a company visited by the user, and the company informs the user by providing the information. There is a need for a service that allows a user to use a coupon or the like that the user has usefully.

The present invention is to solve the problems of the prior art, an object of the present invention is to provide user information to a company visited by the user vehicle in the service providing system using a vehicle navigation device using a mobile communication system, the user To provide the user with the information needed by the user so that the user can utilize the information usefully.

As a technical idea for achieving the object of the present invention, in the present invention, a service providing system having subscriber information and affiliated company information, a user vehicle having a vehicle navigation device including a mobile communication module, and a GPS mobile communication A system, and a plurality of affiliated computer computers connected to the service providing system through a wired or wireless communication network,

When a user visits a specific company affiliated with the service providing system using a vehicle navigation device including a mobile communication module, the service providing system provides various information of the user who visited the computer of the corresponding company, and the user A method for providing a user location-based service for providing a user with necessary information is provided.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings, the configuration and operation of the invention for the embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail.

2 is a system diagram for implementing a user location-based service providing method using a vehicle navigation apparatus of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 2, a service connected to the location information server 120, the subscriber information DB 130, the subscriber coupon information DB 140, the affiliate company information DB 150, and the affiliate company coupon information DB 160. A service providing system 100 including a providing server 110;

A GPS mobile communication system (200) connected to the service providing system (100);

A subscriber vehicle navigation device (300) equipped with a mobile communication module connected to the service providing system (100) through the GPS mobile communication system (200);

It includes a plurality of affiliated computer (400a) 400b (400c) having a communication means connected to the service providing system 100 and a wired or wireless communication network.

The location information server 120 of the service providing system 100 stores and deletes vehicle movement information and map information such as a location, a destination, a movement route of a subscriber vehicle collected through the GPS mobile communication system 200, or maps Stores the location information of affiliates matched with the information.

The subscriber information DB 130 stores information of a vehicle registered as a member in a service providing system, a unique number of a mobile communication module of a vehicle navigation apparatus, and various information of a subscriber. Such subscriber information can be established by inputting to the service providing server 110 when the subscriber joins as a member.

The subscriber coupon information DB 140 stores information on various electronic coupons, miles, electronic tickets, etc. held by the subscriber. Information such as a coupon of the subscriber can be built into a system that collects by requesting each provider from the service providing server 110 when the name and resident registration number input at the time of membership registration.

The affiliated company information DB 150 classifies and stores information on companies, for example, gas stations, restaurants, etc., which are subscribed to the service providing system 100, by region of each industry.

The affiliated company coupon information DB 160 stores the information on the electronic coupon, mileage, etc. provided by the affiliated company, or information on the electronic coupon, mileage, etc. that can be used by the affiliated company.

The service providing server 110 is connected to the various DB to perform information inquiry, information storage, and the like, and recognizes the subscriber by using the GPS mobile communication system 200 from the subscriber vehicle navigation device 300. Acquiring vehicle location information, movement route, destination, vehicle self information generated from an ECU (Electronic Control Unit, vehicle engine control device) of the subscriber vehicle and information on whether to visit the affiliated company, the affiliated computer computer 400a The subscriber information is provided to the subscriber station 400b and 400c, and the affiliated company information and the coupon information are provided to the subscriber terminal.

The affiliated computer computers 400a, 400b and 400c may receive and display information about the visited subscriber from the service providing server 110 and provide necessary information to the visited subscriber based on the received information. .

In this case, the information provided to the subscriber may be information about a region, a destination information, a restaurant, etc. according to the subscriber's movement route. Also, when the affiliated company is a gas station, an ECU (Electronic Control Unit, vehicle engine control device) of the subscriber vehicle is provided. Receiving the information of the vehicle itself generated from the), it is possible to provide the subscriber with information about the current vehicle abnormality, and a simple maintenance service.

3 is a flowchart illustrating an embodiment of a service providing method of the present invention.

The service information server 110 is connected to the location information server 120, subscriber information DB 130, subscriber coupon information DB 140, affiliate company information DB 150 and affiliate company coupon information DB 160. A service providing system (100); A GPS mobile communication system (200) connected to the service providing system (100); A subscriber vehicle navigation device (300) having a mobile communication module connected to the service providing system (100) through the GPS mobile communication system (200); In the service providing system comprising a plurality of affiliated computer computers (400a) (400b) (400c) having a communication means connected to the service providing system 100 by using a wired or wireless communication network,

Recognizing the vehicle location of the subscriber in the service providing server 110 by using the GPS mobile communication system 200 and the subscriber vehicle navigation device 300 (S100);

Recognizing that the subscriber vehicle visits an affiliated company registered as a member of the service providing system 100 by using the GPS mobile communication system 200 and the subscriber vehicle navigation apparatus 300 in the service providing server 110. Step S102;

Querying the subscriber information DB 130 at the service providing server 110 (S104);

Transmitting the corresponding subscriber information inquired by the service providing server (110) to the affiliated computer (400a) (400b) (400c) through a wired / wireless communication network (S106);

And displaying (S108) subscriber information received from the affiliated computer (400a) (400b) (400c).

In addition, at the same time as the step (S106), the service providing server 110 inquires the subscriber coupon information DB 140 and the affiliate company coupon information DB 160 information about the electronic coupon, mileage, etc. that the subscriber can use in the company It may further include providing step (S110).

In step S100 of recognizing the vehicle location of the subscriber in the service providing server 110, not only the location of the subscriber vehicle but also information about the vehicle itself generated from, for example, an ECU (Electronic Control Unit) of the subscriber vehicle. The GPS mobile communication system 200 and the subscriber vehicle navigation device 300 equipped with the mobile communication module may be received.

 The subscriber information provided by the service providing server 110 to the affiliated computer computer 400a, 400b, 400c as a transmission may be subscriber personal information about the subscriber's hobbies, purchasing tendencies, favorite foods, and the like. The vehicle itself may be information generated from an electronic control unit (ECU) of the vehicle.

4 is a flowchart illustrating another embodiment of a service providing method of the present invention.

When using the above-described service providing system of the present invention and setting the subscriber travel destination using the vehicle navigation apparatus 310 and the mobile communication module 320 in the subscriber vehicle,

Acquiring information on a subscriber vehicle location, a destination, an expected movement route, etc. using the GPS mobile communication system 200 and the subscriber vehicle navigation apparatus 300 in the service providing server 110 (S200);

 Querying the affiliated company information DB (150) at the service providing server (110) to obtain affiliated company information on a travel route to a travel destination of a subscriber vehicle (S202);

At the same time, the service providing server 110 acquires subscriber holding coupon information from the subscriber coupon information DB 140, and acquires information such as an electronic coupon, mileage, etc. corresponding to the affiliated company acquired in the step S202. Searching and obtaining from the company coupon information DB 160 (S204);

Using the GPS mobile communication system 200 in the service providing server 110, the member company information on the route that the subscriber vehicle travels to the subscriber vehicle and coupon information held by the subscriber and used by the affiliate company Providing step (S206);

Recognizing, by the service providing server 110, that the subscriber vehicle visits the affiliated company using the GPS mobile communication system 200 and the subscriber vehicle navigation apparatus 300 (S208);

The service providing server 110 transmits the coupon information that can be used by the affiliated company among the subscriber information visited to the affiliated computer (400a) (400b) (400c) through the wired / wireless communication network and the coupon information held by the subscriber. Step S210;

And displaying the subscriber information and the coupon information transmitted from the service providing server 110 on the affiliate company computer (S212).

According to the present invention, in the case of a visit to an affiliated company on a trip to a service subscriber having a vehicle navigation apparatus equipped with a mobile communication module, the affiliated company acquires the visited subscriber's information from the service providing system, and the subscriber You can implement a service that can provide the information you need.

Claims (4)

A service providing system including a location information server, a subscriber information DB, and a service providing server connected to the affiliate company information DB; A GPS mobile communication system connected to the service providing system; A subscriber vehicle navigation device equipped with a mobile communication module connected to the service providing system through the GPS mobile communication system; In the method for providing a user location-based service using a plurality of affiliated computer computers having a communication means connected to the service providing system and a wired or wireless communication network, Recognizing a vehicle location of a subscriber using the GPS mobile communication system and the subscriber vehicle navigation apparatus at the service providing server; Recognizing, by the service providing server, that the subscriber vehicle visits an affiliated company registered as a member of the service providing system using a GPS mobile communication system and a subscriber vehicle navigation device; Querying the subscriber information DB in the service providing server; Transmitting the subscriber information inquired by the service providing server to the affiliated computer through a wired / wireless communication network; And displaying the subscriber information received from the affiliated computer. The method according to claim 1, The service providing system further comprises a subscriber coupon information DB and affiliated company coupon information DB, Simultaneously transmitting the subscriber information to the affiliate computer through a wired / wireless communication network and simultaneously querying the subscriber coupon information DB and the affiliate company coupon information DB on a service providing server for the electronic coupon, mileage, etc. that the subscriber can use in the company. A method for providing user location based service using a vehicle navigation apparatus, characterized by further comprising providing information. The method according to claim 1, In the step of recognizing the vehicle location of the subscriber in the service providing server, the vehicle self information generated from the ECU (Electronic Control Unit, ECU) of the subscriber vehicle may be received using the GPS mobile communication system and the subscriber vehicle navigation device. There is,  Subscriber information provided from the service providing server to the affiliated computer is transmitted from subscriber's personal information about the hobby, purchasing tendency, favorite food, etc. of the subscriber and the ECU (Electronic Control Unit, vehicle engine control device) of the subscriber's vehicle. Method for providing a user location-based service using the vehicle navigation device, characterized in that it comprises the vehicle itself information. A service providing system including a location information server, a subscriber information DB, a subscriber coupon information DB, a member company information DB, and a service provider server connected to the affiliate company coupon information DB; A GPS mobile communication system connected to the service providing system; A subscriber vehicle navigation device equipped with a mobile communication module connected to the service providing system through the GPS mobile communication system; In the method for providing a user location-based service using a plurality of affiliated computer computers having a communication means connected to the service providing system and a wired or wireless communication network, When the subscriber's vehicle is set and moved by using the vehicle navigation device and the mobile communication module in the subscriber vehicle, Acquiring information on a subscriber vehicle location, a destination, an expected movement route, etc. using the GPS mobile communication system and the subscriber vehicle navigation apparatus at the service providing server;  Querying the affiliated company information DB in the service providing server to obtain affiliated company information on a travel route to a travel destination of a subscriber vehicle; Acquiring subscriber holding coupon information from the subscriber coupon information DB at the service providing server, and obtaining and obtaining information such as an electronic coupon and mileage corresponding to the acquired affiliate company from the affiliate coupon information DB; ; Providing, by the service providing server, the affiliated vehicle information and the coupon information owned by the subscriber and available to the affiliated vehicle to the subscriber vehicle using a GPS mobile communication system; Recognizing, by the service providing server, that the subscriber vehicle visits a member company using a GPS mobile communication system and a subscriber vehicle navigation device; Transmitting, by the service providing server, coupon information that can be used by the affiliate company among subscriber information and coupon information possessed by the subscriber through the wired / wireless communication network; And displaying the subscriber information and the coupon information transmitted from the service providing server on the affiliate company computer.

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