KR101135938B1 - System for measuring distance and providing information of area using cell phone - Google Patents

Abstract

A distance measurement and area information providing system using a mobile phone according to the present invention includes a reference area setting module for setting a reference location of a user; A period selection module for allowing a user to designate a specific period so that the user can display the moving distance for each period; A distance measurement module receiving position coordinate information from a GPS satellite and calculating a movement distance by calculating a position coordinate difference with respect to a user's movement trajectory; A region information database comprising distance data of a specific region spaced apart from a reference position of the user and photographic data of an object representing the specific region; A matching module for matching and extracting and storing a specific area by matching a specific area having distance data that matches or is close to the moving distance of the user measured by the distance measuring module; And a display module configured to simultaneously display a moving distance of the user measured by the distance measuring module and photo data of a specific region extracted by the matching module on the mobile phone display screen.

Description

Distance measurement and local information providing system using a mobile phone {SYSTEM FOR MEASURING DISTANCE AND PROVIDING INFORMATION OF AREA USING CELL PHONE}

The present invention relates to a distance measurement and area information providing system using a mobile phone, and more specifically, to provide location and moving distance information by communication with a GPS satellite, and matching the distance traveled by a mobile phone user for a specific period of time. The present invention relates to a system for measuring distances and providing information using a mobile phone, which not only introduces a region to which it is located and guides a tour product about it, but also provides information and a community of a destination as well as a destination around a specific region.

 With the development of current mobile phone technology, it is possible to receive location information and navigation information by communicating with GPS satellites by extending communication functions as well as traditional communication functions.

In particular, when GPS satellites are used, triangulation methods of GPS satellites measure not only the position information at a specific stop point but also the movement distance by calculating the GPS coordinates of the position before and after the movement when the mobile phone user moves. It is possible.

Looking at the domestic patent publication using this principle, domestic patent 454329 'distance, rock and altitude measuring device using a mobile phone', domestic patent 790084 'distance measurement method and device of Bluetooth terminal', domestic patent 765076 Techniques such as 'golf distance measurement system and method using a mobile phone' exist.

The above technology provides a function of measuring a distance by communication between a mobile phone and a GPS satellite, and it is understood that the study is mainly performed for measuring the distance of a golf ball in a golf game.

Of course, the technology may be applied to other fields of use, but the mobile phone user may not feel a great merit in simply presenting the distance to the user by measuring the distance.

That is, the technique has a disadvantage that the technical field that can be applied in addition to a specific use, such as golf games.

In particular, mobile phone users who have frequent or business trips may be curious about the distance they traveled, but not just presenting the distance to the mobile phone user, but the distance traveled by the mobile phone user. Notifying cell phone users that it was within walking distance to the area will give them new fun and encourage them to travel to the destination.

Therefore, by showing the distance of mobile phone users by specific period and providing information about the area away from the mobile phone user's reference area, the mobile phone user can enjoy fresh fun and promote tourism products. In addition, when a mobile phone user who is mobile is located in a specific area, there is a need to develop a new and advanced system that can suggest a new mobile phone usage plan by using a mobile phone to receive a specific service only in the corresponding area.

The present invention has been made to overcome the problems of the above technology, the mobile phone user through the communication with the satellite to identify and display the moving distance, the famous tourist attractions or feature areas far away from the reference position of the mobile phone user The main purpose of the present invention is to provide a system for providing distance measurement and local information using a mobile phone that can be interesting to users by simultaneously displaying information about.

Another object of the present invention is to have a travel product advertisement function by recommending and guiding a travel product corresponding to the presented local information by a mobile page or other method.

It is still another object of the present invention to provide a mobile phone user with a well-known area located around a moving trajectory of the mobile phone user so as to provide advantageous area information to the mobile phone user who is on the move.

It is a further object of the present invention to set a specific area that a mobile phone user passes through as an active zone to provide meetings, local news, and weather information, so as to acquire unique experiences and information unique to that area.

In order to achieve the above object, the distance measurement and area information providing system using a mobile phone according to the present invention, a reference area setting module for setting a reference location of the user; A period selection module for allowing a user to designate a specific period so that the user can display the moving distance for each period; A distance measurement module receiving position coordinate information from a GPS satellite and calculating a movement distance by calculating a position coordinate difference with respect to a user's movement trajectory; A region information database comprising distance data of a specific region spaced apart from a reference position of the user and photographic data of an object representing the specific region; A matching module for matching and extracting and storing a specific area by matching a specific area having distance data that matches or is close to the moving distance of the user measured by the distance measuring module; And a display module configured to simultaneously display a moving distance of the user measured by the distance measuring module and photo data of a specific region extracted by the matching module on the mobile phone display screen.

In addition, the system according to the present invention implements a photographic image of a specific region provided by the display module as a mobile page, when the user accesses this mobile page, tourism product recommendation module to be moved to the travel product page associated with the specific region It characterized in that it further comprises;

In addition, the system according to the present invention is an active zone setting unit for allowing a user to select a specific area to designate the selected area as an active zone, and recognizes that the user's mobile phone is located in the active zone when the mobile phone is located in the active zone. An active zone management module comprising an active zone recognition unit for notifying a user and receiving a region information from a news server of a specific region when the user is located in an active zone by the active zone recognition unit and providing the user with local information. It characterized in that it further comprises;

In addition, the system according to the present invention, a distance management unit for automatically setting the moving distance measured by the distance measuring module in a specific period as a moving distance search condition, the time calculated by calculating the time and time zone the user stayed in a specific area, A time management unit for automatically setting a time zone as a time search condition, a search unit searching for other users who match the moving distance search condition and the time search condition, and delivering another user searched by the search unit to a user in a mobile page format Includes a time distance based community providing module configured as a community connection unit for communicating with another user when accessing a mobile page corresponding to a search result.

According to the distance measurement and area information providing system using a mobile phone according to the present invention,

1) It has the advantage of providing fresh fun to mobile phone users by measuring the distance of mobile phone users and providing specific local information with photos etc.

2) Induce travel and advertisement effects by guiding travel products corresponding to local information.

3) By providing informative local information around the trajectory of the movement, it can provide convenience to help mobile users on the move,

4) By giving special attention to a specific area that mobile phone users pass by to get unique information or experience when visiting the area, it can give mobile phone users different fun.

5) It has the effect of creating an atmosphere that can form a consensus with other mobile phone users by searching for a separate mobile phone user having a similar pattern to the mobile phone user's movement and providing a community environment by connecting the two.

1 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a state in which a distance measurement and area information providing system using a mobile phone according to the present invention is linked with a GPS satellite.
2 is a block diagram schematically illustrating a configuration for a system according to the present invention.
3 is a conceptual diagram illustrating an example of a screen displayed on the display screen by the display module in the system according to the present invention.
Figure 4 is a perspective view showing a schematic principle for the movement trajectory analysis module according to the present invention.
5 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a schematic principle of an active zone management module according to the present invention.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. The accompanying drawings are not drawn to scale and wherein like reference numerals in the various drawings refer to like elements.

1 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a state in which a distance measurement and area information providing system using a mobile phone according to the present invention is linked with a GPS satellite.

As can be seen from FIG. 1, the system according to the present invention basically includes a function of interlocking with a GPS satellite so as to measure a trajectory of a user carrying a mobile phone as a moving distance, that is, from a GPS satellite. Receive location coordinates to measure the distance traveled by the user with a mobile phone.

In other words, the user's mobile phone is linked to the GPS satellite in real time to calculate the distance using the position coordinate value received from the GPS satellite, but for example, the user may move back and forth between + and- In the present invention, when it is determined that the user is moved, the distance is unconditionally determined to be recognized by the scalar to prevent the movement trajectory from being zero by vector calculation when repeating two positions.

As a basic principle, after determining the moving distance of a user who carries a mobile phone, the distance traveled by the user is displayed on the display screen, and at the same time, photos and other information of a specific region, that is, a tourist attraction, which are separated by the distance are displayed on the display screen. It is possible to display not only the fun of the user but also provides the characteristic of providing additional tourist information.

2 is a block diagram schematically illustrating a configuration of a system according to the present invention.

As can be seen from Figure 2, the system according to the present invention is a reference area setting module 110, period selection module 120, distance measurement module 130, area information DB 50, matching module 140, display Based on the module 150, the tourist product recommendation module 160, the movement trajectory analysis module 170, the active zone management module 180, and the distance location based community providing module 190 are additionally provided. .

The reference region setting module 110 designates a specific region so that the user can recognize the so-called 'reference region', which can be described as a reference position at which the user starts the distance measurement, on the mobile phone. It may be such as a school, and this reference area is set to zero to start measuring the distance traveled each time the user moves from it.

The period selection module 120 provides a function of allowing a user to designate a specific period so that the user's moving distance is displayed for each period. Such a period is a period that is frequently used, such as 1 day, 1 week, and 1 month. It can be set on a unit basis or, for example, if the user has traveled to a local trip, a period corresponding to the trip period can be set.

The distance measuring module 130 receives position coordinates in real time from a GPS satellite and performs a function of measuring a movement trajectory according to the position coordinates as a movement distance.

In order to measure the moving distance of the user in more detail in the distance measuring module 130, the distance measuring module 130 communicates with the GPS satellites in a shorter period and receives a lot of position coordinate information from the GPS satellites. Despite the movement, the location information is not received and the movement distance cannot be measured.

The area information database 50 is a database that stores information such as a location, a distance, and a picture of a specific area (including a name of a area). Specifically, the area information database 50 includes distance data, picture data, and location data.

The distance data means GIS, that is, data that records a distance from a location of the reference area acquired from a GPS satellite to a specific area while interworking with a geographic information system.

For example, the distance from Seoul, South Korea to Osaka, Japan can be secured and stored in advance, or the distance traveled from the location coordinates of the reference area to the location coordinates of the area can be easily improved and converted by using the coordinate calculation method. The saved data can be modified and used.

Photo data means data that includes a photo that can represent the region, and is stored for each specific region.

Location data refers to data in which location information of a specific area is mapped on a specific map in conjunction with a GIS, or location coordinates of a specific area received from a GPS satellite.

The area information database 50 is used as data for matching processing of a specific area for each user's moving distance.

The matching module 140 performs a matching process on a specific area having distance data having a distance close to a value corresponding to a moving distance for each period, a moving distance for a specific period, or a total moving distance measured by the distance measuring module 130. Perform the function.

That is, the matching module 140 has a function of selecting a specific region having a separation distance corresponding to the distance traveled by the user having the mobile phone, and the selected specific region is matched to the moving distance corresponding to the specific period of the mobile phone user. It is possible to be processed as possible.

3 is a conceptual diagram illustrating an example of a screen displayed on the display screen by the display module in the system according to the present invention.

The display module 150 according to the present invention displays the moving distance of the mobile phone user measured by the distance measuring module 130 for each period set / set by the period selecting module 120 and the matching module 140. It has a function to retrieve and display the name and photo of the specific area matched to correspond to the specific moving distance from the local information database 50.

As can be seen from FIG. 3, for example, when a specific area is processed to match the total travel distance, the travel distance for each period is displayed separately and the name of the foreign area corresponding to the total travel distance (for example, Tokyo, Japan) It is responsible for displaying photographic images that can represent the region and the region.

By such a system configuration, a user possessing a mobile phone can check the distance traveled by each period, and at the same time, confirm that the distance traveled for a specific period or a total period is substantially a distance to a specific existing area. By recognizing that the traveled distance to reach a specific area, it can provide a fun to the mobile phone user and at the same time give the advertising effect to induce travel to the specific area displayed.

The tourism product recommendation module 160 according to the present invention provides a function of recommending a tourism product to travel to a specific region displayed on the display module 150, and specifically, provided by the display module 150. Do you want to confirm the "travel goods" provided by one side of the photo image by implementing a photo image of a specific region as a mobile page (i.e., a message delivered to the display screen is linked to a page or a page in which the content is activated). In response to the "?"

In this case, more than one tourism product may be provided, and a plurality of light products may be displayed on one mobile page.

According to the tourism product recommendation module 160, the mobile phone user himself / herself can confirm the distance traveled and the actual specific area, and at the same time, induce a desire to travel to the displayed specific area, thereby promoting travel product sales. Can be provided.

4 is a perspective view illustrating a schematic principle of the movement trajectory analysis module according to the present invention.

The movement trajectory analysis module 170 according to the present invention analyzes the movement trajectory which can be grasped through the position coordinate information received from the GPS satellite for measuring the movement distance in the distance measurement module and presents the movement trajectory area information to the user. It plays a role.

In other words, for example, a movement line from a reference area of a mobile phone user who regularly travels or visits a specific place to a specific place is connected by one line, and the specific area near the line is searched and displayed in the local information database. Perform the function presented on the screen.

Here, the specific region close to the movement trajectory means a tourist spot, a restaurant, a travel place, etc., which are located within the selected radius by selecting and setting a specific region for each distance radius in advance, for example, within a radius of 1 km from the line of the movement trajectory. The movement trajectory analysis module refers to presenting at least one or more display screens when a plurality of tourist spots and the like are found within a corresponding radius.

According to the movement trajectory analysis module 170, by frequently visiting a specific place but not even knowing whether there are restaurants or travel destinations around it, a specific area near the movement trajectory of the mobile phone user is searched and presented to the user. Even if the business trip is completed or the tourist attraction is near, even if it is not known, it gives the user the opportunity and the opportunity to visit the specific area located near the movement trajectory.

5 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a schematic principle of an active zone management module according to the present invention.

The active zone management module 180 according to the present invention sets a specific region as an active zone to form a community or receive local information between mobile phone users located in the corresponding active zone.

Here, the active zone 10 refers to an area that allows a user to enjoy various communities with other mobile phone users when the mobile phone user is located at a specific point set by the mobile phone user. The mobile phone user in the zone 10 provides a meeting opportunity by matching a specific criterion when another mobile phone user who has set the active zone 10 is also located in the active zone 10, or interworking with a local news server. To provide local news.

That is, such an active zone 10 provides a feature that can provide fresh fun in the outside area, especially when the mobile phone users who are frequently moving or traveling to the province are located in the outside area.

In detail, the active zone management module 180 includes an active zone setting unit 181, an active zone recognizing unit 182, a meeting providing unit 183, and a local news providing unit 184.

The active zone setting unit 181 is responsible for the mobile phone user to set a specific area as the active zone 10, which can be set through the GPS coordinate range of the specific area.

In other words, GPS coordinates of a specific area can be read by the GPS function of the mobile phone. By using this function, a mobile phone user can designate a specific area as an active zone by himself. It is also possible to set more than two, and to set up a detailed subregion with a radius in the range of several km.

The active zone recognition unit 182 determines whether the GPS coordinates of the area where the mobile phone is located are identical to the GPS coordinates of the active zone 10 set by the active zone setting unit 181 through the GPS communication function built into the mobile phone. By judging, if both match, the mobile phone user recognizes that the user is located in the active zone 10 and notifies the user.

A short text message (SMS) notification method is most common, and a notification method of notifying a mobile phone user of a location in an active zone may be notified by various methods of other MMS or voice messages.

The meeting providing unit 183 allows the mobile phone user to input and store meeting conditions, and then searches for a mobile phone user meeting the meeting conditions among other mobile phone users located in the active zone 10 and notifies the user in the form of a mobile page. When a user accesses a mobile page, it provides a function that allows a user to make a call or text message with a mobile phone user who meets meeting conditions.

Here, the meeting condition is to enter the gender, age, place of residence, occupation, photograph, etc. of the meeting and the gender, age, place of residence, etc. of the person who wants to meet, and if the meeting conditions are met within the active zone. The matching condition can then be followed by a mobile page (i.e., when there is a counterpart mobile phone user matching both meeting conditions or a one-way matching method where either meeting condition matches). Notify mobile phone users in the form of mobile messages linked to mobile meeting spaces, and provide access to this mobile page for both parties to communicate or receive textual calls when they receive their acceptance. .

According to such a meeting providing unit 183, when located in the area where he resides and other areas (active zones), it is possible to raise the fun of using a mobile phone by providing an opportunity to meet strangers and opposite sex. Provide the characteristics.

The local news provider 184 is a local news server that provides local news in an active zone (for example, a regional-based news server that provides news based on events and accidents occurring in a specific area such as Jeju News and Seocho-gu News). ), When the mobile phone user is located in the active zone, it is responsible for providing news information of the region in the form of a text message or a mobile page at least once.

Here, the news of the region may include a variety of information that can be helpful to real life, such as weather incidents as well as accidents.

Therefore, the mobile phone user can naturally access the news information unique to the region, so that they can be interested in a specific region or know the information such as the weather.

6 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a schematic principle of a distance location based community providing module according to the present invention.

The distance location-based community providing module 190 searches for a mobile phone user having a similar distance traveled for a specific time or a time zone residing near a local radius to provide a chat function.

In detail, the distance location-based community providing module 190 includes a distance manager 191, a time manager 192, a location manager 193, a searcher 194, and a community connector 195.

The distance manager 191 is configured to automatically set the moving distance measured by the distance measuring module 130 as a moving distance search condition in a specific period range. For example, when the user moves 100 km in a period of one day, as much as 100 km. It provides a function to automatically set a condition for searching for another user who has traveled in one day.

The time manager 192 calculates the time and time zone where the mobile phone user stayed in a specific region, and plays a role of automatically setting a pattern of the specific mobile phone user as a search condition.

For example, when a mobile phone user in Seoul travels to Suwon frequently for three hours, he is staying in Incheon for three hours, specifically, from 12:00 pm to 3:30 pm on August 1, It's a condition that allows you to search for other mobile phone users who have a similar radius of time and time and time zones in a particular area.

The location manager 193 automatically links with the GPS satellites and the GIS to automatically provide a condition for searching for another mobile phone user who matches the mobile user's moving trajectory. In this case, the degree of agreement can be expressed as a percentage, in particular, a statistical calculation based on a weighting method for the movement trajectory and the location where the mobile trajectory A and the mobile phone user B correspond to 80% of the movement trajectory or the living quarters. Percentage can be calculated by.

The distance manager 191, the time manager 192, and the location manager 193 may search for mobile phone users who overlap in time and time zones, particularly in areas where they frequently reside, among other mobile phone users who move similar distances from their own. It is responsible for assigning conditions that make it possible.

That is, the distance location-based community providing module 190 according to the present invention is because the mobile phone users have a similar life pattern when there is a mobile phone user having a similar distance and time zone and living time in the specific area. It assumes that they have common interests or will have similar life patterns, providing the characteristics that give these mobile phone users the opportunity to connect and form a community.

The searcher 194 may determine a moving distance within a specific period measured by the distance manager 191 and the condition and location searcher 193 of the time and time zone based on the specific area measured by the time setting unit 192. It searches for other mobile phone users whose movement trajectories and location areas measured in MAP match or have high agreement.

In the search unit 194, the mobile phone user can set the degree of agreement of the search conditions, for example, the degree of similarity with respect to the conditions such as 80% or more, 90% or more. The percentage of the degree of agreement can be adjusted according to the range of moving distance, time value, and separation distance, and statistical processing method such as multiple regression method by setting this distance, time, area (GPS coordinate information) as a parameter (independent variable). By this, the degree of agreement can be calculated as a percentage value.

The community connection unit 195 performs a function of connecting the mobile phone user searched by the search unit 194 with the community, and provides the mobile phone user in the form of a mobile page like the meeting providing unit 183. Accesses the mobile page, the community request message is sent to the other mobile phone user, and if the other mobile phone user accepts the text message, a text transmission or a direct call is enabled.

The distance location-based community providing module 190 finds a mobile phone user that matches a mobile phone user's movement pattern, i.e., a daily life pattern, to form a community with each other, thereby providing an opportunity to form mutual sympathy or promote friendship. It offers a unique characteristic of being able to.

As described so far, the configuration and operation of the distance measurement and area information providing system using a mobile phone according to the present invention have been expressed in the above description and drawings, but this is merely described by way of example and the spirit of the present invention is described in the above description and drawings. Without being limited, various changes and modifications are possible without departing from the technical spirit of the present invention.

50: region information database 181: active zone setting unit
110: reference zone setting module 182: active zone recognition unit
120: period selection module 183: meeting provider
130: distance measurement module 184: local news provider
150: display module 190: street location based community providing module
160: tourism product recommendation module 191: street management unit
170: movement trajectory analysis module 194: search unit
180: active zone management module 195: community connection

Claims (6)

As a distance measurement and area information system using a mobile phone,
A reference region setting module for setting a reference position of the user;
A period selection module for allowing a user to designate a specific period so that the user can display the moving distance for each period;
A distance measurement module receiving position coordinate information from a GPS satellite and calculating a movement distance by calculating a position coordinate difference with respect to a user's movement trajectory;
A region information database comprising distance data of a specific region spaced apart from a reference position of the user and photographic data of an object representing the specific region;
A matching module for matching and extracting and storing a specific area by matching a specific area having distance data that matches or is close to the moving distance of the user measured by the distance measuring module;
And a display module configured to simultaneously display a moving distance of the user measured by the distance measuring module and photo data of a specific region extracted by the matching module on the mobile phone display screen. And local information provision system. The method of claim 1,
And a tourism product recommendation module that implements a photo image of a specific region provided by the display module as a mobile page and moves to a travel product page related to the specific region when the user accesses the mobile page. Distance measurement and local information providing system using a mobile phone. The method of claim 1,
Analyze the user's movement trajectory by connecting the position coordinate information received from the GPS satellite to measure the movement distance in the distance measurement module, and select a specific region located near the movement trajectory from the region information database Moving trajectory analysis module for providing information; characterized in that it further comprises a distance measurement and area information providing system using a mobile phone. The method of claim 1,
An active zone setting unit for allowing a user to select a specific area to designate the selected area as an active zone,
An active zone recognition unit for recognizing and notifying the user that the user's cellular phone is located in the active zone when the user's cellular phone is located in the active zone,
Receives the user's meeting conditions and stores them, searches for other users who meet the meeting conditions when the user is located in the active zone, delivers the search results to the user in the form of a mobile page, and the user corresponds to the search results. And an active zone management module configured as a meeting providing unit to communicate with the other user when accessing a mobile page. The method of claim 1,
An active zone setting unit for allowing a user to select a specific area to designate the selected area as an active zone,
An active zone recognition unit for recognizing and notifying the user that the user's cellular phone is located in the active zone when the user's cellular phone is located in the active zone,
And an active zone management module comprising a local news providing unit which receives local information from a news server of a specific region and provides the user to the user when the user is located in an active zone by the active zone recognizing unit. , Distance measurement and local information system using a mobile phone. The method of claim 1,
A distance manager for automatically setting a moving distance measured by the distance measuring module in a specific period as a moving distance search condition;
A time management unit that calculates the time and time zone the user has stayed in a specific region, and automatically sets the calculated time and time zone as a time search condition,
Location management unit for identifying the user's movement trajectory and the location of the location by linking with GPS satellites and GIS and automatically setting it as a location search condition,
A search unit for searching for another user who has a condition matching or similar to the moving distance search condition, the time search condition, and the location search condition;
A time distance-based community providing module configured to communicate with the other user when the user accesses the mobile page corresponding to the search result by transmitting the other user searched by the searcher to the mobile page format; Characterized in that further comprising, distance measurement and local information providing system using a mobile phone.

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