KR101165574B1 - Method for Providing Position Detection in Shadow Area by Using Automatic Position Tracking Function of GPS Mobile Terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method for checking position information of a GPS terminal in a shadow area by using a periodic automatic position measurement function of the GPS terminal.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention, (a) setting the location information by using the GPS information received at a predetermined time unit from the GPS terminal, and storing the set location information as the final location information in the internal memory of the GPS terminal; ; (b) receiving a location information providing request signal from a mobile communication network; (c) checking whether the GPS terminal can receive GPS information; (d) setting the location information using the GPS information if the GPS information can be received in step (c), and setting the last location information stored in the internal memory as the location information if the GPS information cannot be received; And (e) providing location information to the mobile communication network.

According to the present invention, regardless of the location of the GPS terminal, the exact location of the GPS terminal, such as rescue requests, crime reports, friend location, lost location confirmation, geographic information system, traffic information, vehicle navigation, logistics control and location-based CRM, etc. It is possible to provide a service that requires.

GPS terminal, location information, shaded area, memory, location based service

Description

Method for Providing Position Detection in Shadow Area by Using Automatic Position Tracking Function of GPS Mobile Terminal}

1 is a screen of a mobile communication terminal provided with a friend search service using a location information checking function;

2 is a block diagram schematically illustrating a system for confirming location information of a GPS terminal using an MS-Based GPS method;

3 is an internal configuration diagram of a GPS terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention;

4 is a flowchart illustrating a method of confirming location information of a GPS terminal in a shaded area according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Description of the Related Art

210: GPS satellites 220: GPS terminal

230: wireless base station 240: mobile communication switching center

250: location determination server 260: application server

302: GPS antenna 304: GPS receiver

306: flash memory 308: EEPROM

310: ROM 312: key input unit                 

314: display unit 316: microprocessor

318: digital signal processor 320: baseband converter

322: RF signal processing unit 324: RF antenna

The present invention relates to a method for checking position information of a GPS terminal in a shadow area by using a periodic automatic position measurement function of the GPS terminal. More specifically, the GPS terminal stores the location information periodically measured in the flash memory, so that when there is a request for location information from the application server, if the GPS terminal is located in the shadow area and cannot receive the GPS coordinates, the latest information stored in the flash memory is stored. The present invention relates to a method for checking GPS terminal location information in a shadow area by using a periodic automatic location measurement function of a GPS terminal providing location information to an application.

In order to provide communication services such as the Internet beyond the recent space, many companies are spurring the development of a new technology called wireless Internet. Wireless Internet refers to an environment and technology that enables users to use Internet services through a wireless network while the user is on the move. The development of mobile communication technology and the rapid increase in the penetration rate of mobile communication terminals further promoted the development of this wireless Internet environment.

On the other hand, among various wireless Internet services using a mobile communication terminal, location based services (LBS: Location Based Services) is in the limelight due to its wide availability and convenience. Location-based service refers to a communication service that locates a mobile communication terminal such as a mobile phone, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a notebook PC, and provides additional information related to the identified location. Location-based services include: requesting rescue, reporting a crime, finding a friend's location, identifying a location when the mobile terminal is lost, geographic information system (GIS) for providing information on neighboring areas, differentiating mobile fare according to location, traffic information, It can be used in various fields and situations such as vehicle navigation and logistics control, location based customer relationship management (CRM).

Currently, a representative service among a plurality of location-based services provided through the wireless Internet is a friend search service. The friend finder service is a service that displays the location of a mobile communication terminal holder by checking the location information of a friend or acquaintance requested by a location-based system and displaying it on a map.

1 is a screen of a mobile communication terminal provided with a friend search service using a location information checking function.

First, a user who wants to check the location of a friend or acquaintance uses a mobile communication terminal to access the wireless Internet. Wireless Internet is one of 'NATE' provided by SK Telecom, 'Magic-N' of KTF and 'EZ-i' provided by LG Telecom. When the user selects a location service among the initial menus provided by accessing the wireless Internet, the user is provided with a screen of 1A. The user selects the '② Find a Friend' service through the top-down method on the screen of 1A and is provided with the screen of 1B. The user selects a menu for finding a counterpart's location using a friend's phone number among the displayed menus, and inputs a phone number of a mobile communication terminal for which location is to be checked through the screen of 1C provided. When the phone number is input, the mobile communication network checks the location information of the mobile terminal to confirm the location having the input phone number, and provides it to the user's mobile terminal. The user mobile communication terminal displays the received location information on the map such as 1D.

In order to provide such a service, the mobile communication system needs a task of acquiring the location information of the mobile communication terminal to which the location is requested to be identified. The technique of determining the position of the mobile communication terminal is called a PDT (Position Determination Technology), which is a network-based method using a base station received signal and a handset based using a Global Positioning System (GPS) signal. -Based) method, and recently, a hybrid method that combines the two technologies to improve the position accuracy has been developed.

The network-based method does not need to add a new module to an existing mobile communication terminal, and thus does not require additional cost for developing a mobile communication terminal. However, the position error depends on the cell size or location determination method of a wireless base station. The disadvantage is that the accuracy is reduced to about 500 m to several km.

Therefore, it is not suitable for services that require the exact location of mobile terminals such as rescue requests, crime reports, friend location, lost location, geographic information systems, traffic information, car navigation, logistics control, and location-based CRM. not. Therefore, as a method of retrieving accurate location information of the mobile communication terminal, a handset based method using a GPS signal is used.

GPS is a system that can be located anywhere in the world by 24 GPS satellites orbiting the earth at an altitude of about 20,000 kilometers. GPS uses radio waves in the 1.5 GHz band, and has a coordination center called Control Station on the ground to collect and synchronize the information transmitted from the GPS satellites. do. In general, triangulation is used as a method of positioning using a GPS system. Three GPS satellites are required for triangulation, and a total of four GPS satellites are required, including one observation satellite for time error.

In more detail, since the GPS already knows the position of each of the three GPS satellites, the GPS is positioned by measuring the distance between the GPS satellites and the GPS receiver. Since the distance from the GPS satellite to the GPS receiver is transmitted from the GPS satellite, the propagation time can be known from the difference between the time when the radio wave is transmitted from the GPS satellite and the time received by the GPS receiver having the built-in clock. Multiply the speed of light to calculate the distance.

In order to check the position of the GPS terminal using such a handset-based method, the mobile communication terminal should have a built-in GPS receiver for receiving radio waves from the GPS satellites. In the present specification, a mobile communication terminal having a GPS receiver is called a GPS terminal.                         

However, the handset-based method requires the GPS terminal to receive radio waves from the GPS satellites in order to determine the location of the GPS terminal. If located, there is a problem that can not be located. Therefore, when a service for requesting location information of a GPS terminal located in a GPS reception shadow area is requested, the mobile communication system may not provide a corresponding service.

In order to solve this problem, the present invention stores the location information periodically measured in the GPS terminal in the flash memory, if there is a request for location information from the application server, the GPS terminal is located in the shaded area and can not receive the GPS coordinates It is an object of the present invention to provide a method for checking GPS terminal position information in a shaded area by using a periodic automatic positioning function of a GPS terminal that provides an application with the latest position information stored in a flash memory.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a location information providing method of the GPS terminal located in the shadow area in providing a location-based service using the location information of the GPS terminal, (a) received by the GPS terminal at a predetermined time unit Setting location information using GPS information, and storing the set location information in the internal memory of the GPS terminal as final location information; (b) receiving a location information providing request signal from a mobile communication network; (c) checking whether the GPS terminal can receive GPS information; (d) setting the location information using the GPS information if the GPS information can be received in step (c), and setting the last location information stored in the internal memory as the location information if the GPS information cannot be received; And (e) provides a location information providing method of the GPS terminal located in the shadowed area comprising the step of providing the location information to the mobile communication network.

In order to achieve the second object, the present invention is a GPS terminal that calculates location information through a GPS reception function and provides it to a mobile communication network when receiving a location information providing request signal from a mobile communication network, and receives GPS information from a GPS satellite. GPS antenna for; A GPS receiver for analyzing the GPS information and calculating latitude and longitude location information and time information of the GPS terminal; It stores the final location information of GPS terminal, operating system software, storage data, program variables, and status information.If it is impossible to receive GPS information when receiving location information request signal, it sets and saves final location information as location information. Internal memory; A key input unit for selecting a menu of a GPS terminal or inputting a command; A display unit displaying an overall operating state of the GPS terminal; A microprocessor that controls the overall operation of the GPS terminal and calculates location information through a GPS information from a GPS receiver and a location information determination program from an internal memory; And an RF antenna for receiving a location information providing request signal from a mobile communication network and transmitting final location information to the mobile communication network.

In addition, in order to achieve the third object, the present invention is a location information confirmation program mounted on a GPS terminal for providing location information in response to a request for providing location information from a mobile communication network, wherein the unit of time is fixed through a GPS receiver of the GPS terminal. Set the location information by using the received GPS information, and store the location information in the internal memory as the final location information, and when receiving the location information providing request signal, check whether or not the GPS information can be received, GPS information reception is If possible, the GPS terminal comprising the position information calculated using the GPS information to the mobile communication network, if it is impossible to receive the GPS information, performs a series of actions to provide the final position information stored in the internal memory to the mobile communication network Provides a program that is loaded on.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the drawings, the same reference numerals are used to designate the same or similar components throughout the 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.

The GPS terminal used in the present invention is an MS of a network-assisted handset based GPS (MS-Based GPS) (hereinafter referred to as MS-Based GPS) that includes a GPS receiver capable of positioning itself. -Autonomous terminal using Conventional GPS method that can determine its own location and location information through base terminal or built-in GPS receiver and program.

Here, the MS-Based terminal collects GPS information from the GPS satellites through a built-in GPS receiver, receives auxiliary data transmitted from a predetermined positioning server, and collects GPS information through the collected GPS information and auxiliary data. It is a terminal of the method of calculating the location information. The MS-Based terminal determines the latitude and longitude coordinates by itself based on the GPS information received from the GPS satellites, and does not transmit the latitude and longitude coordinates to the positioning server unless it is necessary to update the auxiliary data value or download the map.

2 is a block diagram schematically illustrating a system for confirming location information of a GPS terminal using an MS-Based GPS system.

The location information confirmation system using GPS includes a GPS satellite 210, an MS-Based terminal 220, a base transceiver station (BTS) 232, and a base station controller (BSC) 234. Wireless base station 230, mobile switching center (MSC) 240, location server 250, application server 260, and the like.

The GPS satellites 210 are satellites that provide GPS information used to locate the MS-Based terminal 220. The GPS satellite 210 is composed of 24 satellites which continuously transmit GPS information necessary for position calculation to the MS-Based terminal 220 through a carrier wave, of which 21 satellites are used for navigation. Satellites are reserved.

The MS-Based terminal 220 is a mobile communication terminal having a built-in GPS receiver for receiving GPS information from the GPS satellites 210. The internal structure of the MS-Based terminal 220 will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 3. The MS-Based terminal 220 generates location information using the GPS information received from the GPS satellite 210 in units of a predetermined period, 5 seconds, 10 seconds, 30 seconds, and 1 minute, and generates the generated location information internally. The terminal stores the information in the flash memory and provides the location information from the flash memory when the location information request is received from the application server 260 through the wireless base station 230 and the mobile communication switching center 240.

The wireless base station 230 and the mobile switching center 240 perform functions such as clock distribution for GPS, transmission and reception of GPS information and auxiliary data, location information request signal and location information transmission, as well as a general call processing function.

The location determination server 250 receives GPS information, such as latitude and longitude coordinates, from the MS-Based terminal 220, calculates the location of the MS-Based terminal 220, and provides the calculated location information with various location-based services. Send to server 260.

The application server 260 is a server that is located inside the mobile communication exchange station 240 or connected to the outside directly or through an internet network. Additional services, that is, a rescue request, a crime report, a friend location search, a lost location check, It is a server that provides services such as geographic information system, traffic information, vehicle navigation, logistics control and location-based CRM. When the service subscriber requests the location information, the application server transmits a signal for providing the location information to the service target MS-Based terminal 220 and receives the location information from the MS-Based terminal 220 to request the service. Send to a user or a terminal set in advance.                     

The above description relates to a location information confirmation system of the MS-Based terminal 220 using the MS-Based GPS system. In the case of an Autonomous terminal using the conventional GPS system, a program for determining coordinates is internally installed. There is no need to transmit GPS information to the location determination server 250 or to receive assistance data from the location determination server 250. Therefore, the location information confirmation system of the autonomous terminal does not include the location server 250.

3 is an internal configuration diagram of a GPS terminal according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 3, the GPS terminal, that is, the MS-Based terminal 220 and the Autonomous terminal, according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention, has a GPS antenna 302, a GPS receiver 304, a flash memory 306, and an EEPROM ( Electrically Erasable and Programmable ROM (308), ROM 310, Key Input 312, Display 314, Microprocessor 316, Digital Signal Processing Unit 318, Baseband Converter 320, RF Signal The processor 322 and the RF antenna 324 may be included.

The GPS antenna 302 receives GPS information from one or more GPS satellites 210 and transmits the GPS information to the GPS receiver 304. The GPS antenna 302 has a semi-circular directivity on the top of the ground plain, and receives the priority source polarization transmitted from the GPS satellites 210.

The GPS receiver 304 analyzes the GPS information received from the GPS antenna 302 and transmits the latitude and longitude location information and time information of the GPS terminal to the microprocessor 316. Here, the GPS information transmitted from the GPS satellites 210 includes an ID code, an orbital position, and visual information of the GPS satellites 210, and the GPS receiver 304 is connected to a plurality of GPS satellites 210. The position coordinates of the GPS terminal are calculated by calculating the difference in the arrival speed between the radio waves to be emitted. Meanwhile, the GPS receiver 302 may perform a function of the GPS receiver 302 in a modem chip that is in charge of digital signal processing and call processing without providing the GPS receiver 304 as a separate device.

The flash memory 306 is a non-volatile memory having a high data processing speed, and operates an operating system (OS) software having a real-time processing function for the operation of a GPS terminal and a function related to call processing. Call processing software, and the like.

Meanwhile, location information according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention may be stored in the flash memory 306. When the location information stored in the flash memory 306 is requested by the location information from the application server 260, the wireless base station 230 and the mobile communication switching center 240 through the microprocessor 316 and the RF signal processor 322. The application server 260 receives the location information of the GPS terminal and transmits the location information of the GPS terminal to the user who requested the service or the terminal set in advance.

The location information stored in the flash memory 306 is the latest location information calculated by the GPS receiver 204 and the microprocessor 316 in a predetermined unit. That is, the position information of the GPS terminal is acquired according to a preset time of 5 seconds, 10 seconds, 30 seconds, 1 minute, etc., and the last position information obtained is updated and stored. In the following description, the position information obtained last and updated in the flash memory 306 and stored is referred to as final position information. Storing one final positional information is only one method for reducing the capacity of the flash memory 306, and it is also possible to store a plurality of positional information including the final positional information.

The EEPROM 308 is a non-volatile memory in which data for storage such as NAM (Number Assignment Module) parameters, phone numbers, names, and short messages are recorded. The ROM 310 is a flash memory. The GPS terminal mounted at 306 is operated, and program variables and state information generated by driving various software for providing additional services are stored. Meanwhile, the above-described NAM parameters and storage data may be stored in a part of the flash memory 306 instead of the EEPROM 308.

The key input unit 312 according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention includes a numeric key for inputting a number such as a telephone number and a menu button for selecting a menu or inputting a command. The display unit 314 displays the overall operating state of the GPS terminal, including the degree of use of the power supply, the reception strength of the radio wave, the date and the time, and displays its location information if necessary. The display unit 314 may include any one of a super twisted nematic liquid crystal display (STN LCD), a thin film transistor liquid crystal display (TFT LCD), a plasma display panel (PDP), and an organic electroluminescence display (ELD). .

The microprocessor 316 controls the overall operation of the GPS terminal. Here, when the GPS terminal is the MS-Based terminal 220, the microprocessor 316 controls to transmit the GPS information to the positioning server 250 through the mobile communication network, the auxiliary data from the positioning server 250 Receive the GPS information from one or more GPS satellites 210 to control the location of the GPS terminal, and operate the GPS receiver 304 to obtain the location information when requesting the location information from the application server 260. It performs the function. At this time, if the GPS terminal is located in the shadowed area and the location information cannot be obtained through the GPS receiver 304, the function of controlling the final location information stored in the flash memory 306 to be provided to the application server 260 is controlled. To perform.

On the other hand, when the GPS terminal is an autonomous terminal, when receiving the GPS information from the microprocessor 316, the position information determination program stored in the flash memory 306 is called to calculate the position information, and the final memory is again returned to the flash memory 306. Stored as location information. And, if there is a request for location information from the application server 260, the location information is obtained and provided using the GPS receiver 304, or the final location information stored in the flash memory 306 is called and provided.

The digital signal processor 318 encodes or decodes voice and data, functions as an equalizer for removing multipath noise, and processes a digital data processing processor. to be. In addition, the digital signal processor 318 exchanges the voice data SPEECH with the baseband converter 320 and receives data from the baseband converter 320. The digital signal processor 318 performing the above-described function includes a mobile station modem (MSM) chip manufactured by Qualcomm.

The baseband converter 320 converts a signal transmitted and received between the digital signal processor 318, the RF signal processor 322, a speaker (not shown), and a microphone (not shown) into a signal of a baseband band. It performs functions such as Digital to Analog Conversion (DAC) and Analog to Digital Conversion (ADC). In addition, the baseband converter 320 transmits the transmission data to the RF signal processor 322, controls the power of the RF signal processor 322 or automatically controls the gain thereof, and receives the RF data from the RF signal processor 322. The signal received.

The RF signal processor 322 converts data to be transmitted into an RF signal and outputs the RF signal to the RF antenna 324, or converts an RF signal received from the RF antenna 324 into a received signal and outputs the received signal to the baseband converter 320. . The RF antenna 324 transmits an RF signal to the air or transmits an RF signal received from the air to the RF signal processor 322.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a method of confirming location information of a GPS terminal in a shaded area according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

The GPS terminal receives GPS information from the GPS satellites 210 at a predetermined time unit by using the internal GPS receiver 304 at the same time the power is turned on. Herein, the unit of time may be set to several seconds to several minutes. Here, when the GPS terminal is an MS-Based terminal, the GPS terminal first receives GPS information, receives auxiliary data from the location determination server 250, and determines location information using the GPS information and the auxiliary data. On the other hand, when the GPS terminal is an autonomous terminal, when the GPS terminal receives the GPS information, the position information is determined through a positioning program stored in the flash memory 306. When the location information of the GPS terminal is determined by the above method, the location information is stored as final location information in a predetermined area of the flash memory 306. Here, when the final location information is stored in the flash memory 306, a plurality of location information including the final location information may be stored. However, in order to efficiently use the flash memory capacity, only one final location information may be stored. Do. In addition, in storing the final location information and a plurality of location information is preferably stored in the flash memory, it is also possible to store in the EEPROM 308 inside the GPS terminal (S410).

If there is a request for providing the location information of the GPS terminal from the location information requester through the application server 260 (S420), the mobile communication network may register a home location register (HLR) and a visitor location register (HLR) of the mobile communication switching center 240. Check the location of the GPS terminal by using a mobile identification number (MIN) or a unique serial number (ESN) stored in a visitor location register (VLR), and check the GPS through the wireless base station 230. The terminal connects to the application server 260 (S430).

When the application server 260 is connected, the GPS terminal operates the GPS equipment, that is, the GPS antenna 302 and the GPS receiver 304 to obtain current location information. The GPS terminal checks whether the GPS receiver 304 normally receives GPS information from the GPS satellites 210 (S440). When the GPS receiver 304 normally receives the GPS information, the GPS terminal determines the current position information of the GPS terminal using the received GPS information. At this time, in the case of an autonomous terminal, location information can be determined by itself, but in the case of an MS-Based terminal, current location information is determined using auxiliary data provided from the positioning server 250 or auxiliary data previously provided. (S450). The GPS terminal provides the determined location information to the application server 260 through the mobile communication network (S460).

Here, in step S440, when the GPS receiver 304 does not normally receive GPS information from the GPS satellites 210, the GPS terminal calls the last position information stored in the flash memory 306 in step S410 ( S470). When the final location information is called, the GPS terminal provides the final location information called to the application server 260 through the mobile communication network (S480).

The application server 260 collects the location information of the GPS terminal through step S460 or S480 and transmits the location information to the user's terminal or a terminal set in advance, and the terminal receiving the location information is displayed on a map or texted. The location information of the GPS terminal is provided through a method of providing a message (S490).

The foregoing description is merely illustrative of the technical idea of the present invention, and various changes and modifications may be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the essential characteristics of the present invention. Therefore, the embodiments disclosed in the present invention are intended to illustrate rather than limit the scope of the present invention, and the scope of the technical idea of the present invention is not limited by these embodiments. The protection scope of the present invention should be interpreted by the following claims, and all technical ideas within the equivalent scope should be interpreted as being included in the scope of the present invention.

As described above, according to the present invention, when it is impossible to determine the location of the GPS terminal located in the shadow area of the GPS information receiving area such as an interior of a building, an underground space, a tunnel, etc., the final location information which the GPS terminal has confirmed and stored through the GPS information is stored. By providing location information to requesters, GPS devices such as rescue requests, crime reports, friend location, lost location, geographic information systems, traffic information, vehicle navigation, logistics control and location-based CRM, whether or not the GPS terminal is located It is possible to provide a service requiring an exact location.

Therefore, distrust of the user of the location information service caused by the lack of the location information service is often provided, and a mobile communication service provider can generate profits by solving customer complaints.

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In providing a location-based service using the location information of the GPS terminal, a method for providing location information of the GPS terminal located in the shadow area, (a) setting the location information by using the GPS information received at a predetermined time unit by the GPS terminal, and storing the set location information in the internal memory of the GPS terminal as final location information; (b) receiving a location information providing request signal from a mobile communication network; checking whether the GPS terminal can receive the GPS information; (d) In step (c), if the GPS information can be received, the position information is set using the GPS information. If the GPS information cannot be received, the last position information stored in the internal memory is stored. Setting to the location information; And (e) providing the location information to the mobile communication network; , ≪ / RTI & The GPS terminal may be an MS-Based terminal using an MS-Based GPS method or an Autonomous terminal using a Conventional GPS method in order to set the location information in the GPS terminal using the GPS information. Method for providing location information of a GPS terminal located in. delete The method of claim 1, wherein the step (a) is performed if the GPS terminal is the MS-Based terminal. Receiving the GPS information from a GPS satellite, receiving auxiliary data from a positioning server included in the mobile communication network, and setting the location information through the GPS information and the auxiliary data; How to provide location information. The method of claim 1, wherein the step (a) is performed if the GPS terminal is the autonomous terminal. And receiving the GPS from a GPS satellite, and determining the location information through a location determination program mounted in the internal memory. The method of claim 1, wherein step (a) comprises: And storing the final position information set in the GPS terminal in a flash memory or an EEPROM. The method of claim 1, wherein step (a) comprises: And the final location information is stored in the internal memory in an updated format. The method of claim 1, wherein step (b) comprises: The location information providing method of the GPS terminal located in the shadow area, characterized in that the location information providing request signal is transmitted from an application server located inside the mobile communication network or connected through the mobile communication network and the Internet network. The method of claim 7, wherein the mobile communication network, A wireless base station comprising a base station controller and a base station transmitter, a mobile communication switching center including a home location register and a visitor location register, and a positioning server for providing assistance data for positioning to the GPS terminal. How to provide location information of a GPS terminal located in an area. The method of claim 1, wherein step (c) comprises: And when the GPS terminal receives the position information providing request signal, operates a GPS receiver to check whether the GPS information is normally received from the GPS satellites. The method of claim 1, wherein step (d) In the case where the GPS terminal capable of receiving the GPS information is an MS-Based terminal, the location information is set through auxiliary data received from a positioning server or auxiliary data previously received and the GPS information. Method for providing location information of a GPS terminal located in. The method of claim 1, wherein step (e) And providing the location information to the application server through the mobile communication network. The method of claim 11, wherein the application server, And collecting the received location information and transmitting the location information to a terminal of the user requesting the location information or to a terminal configured to transmit the location information in advance. The method of claim 12, wherein the terminal, And displaying the received location information on a map or by using a text message. A GPS terminal for calculating location information through a GPS reception function and receiving the location information providing request signal from a mobile communication network, and providing the location information to the mobile communication network. A GPS antenna for receiving GPS information from a GPS satellite; A GPS receiver for analyzing the GPS information and calculating longitude and latitude position information and time information of the GPS terminal; Operating system software, storage data, program variables, and status information, including the final location information of the GPS terminal, are stored. If the GPS information cannot be received when the location information providing request signal is received, the final location information is stored in the location. Internal memory for setting and storing as information; A key input unit for selecting a menu of the GPS terminal or inputting a command; A display unit which displays an overall operating state of the GPS terminal; A microprocessor which controls the overall operation of the GPS terminal and calculates the location information through a GPS information from the GPS receiver and a location information determination program from the internal memory; And RF antenna for receiving the location information providing request signal from the mobile communication network and transmitting the final location information to the mobile communication network , ≪ / RTI & The GPS terminal is an MS-Based terminal using the MS-Based GPS system or a GPS terminal providing location information in the shadow area, characterized in that the Autonomous terminal using the conventional GPS system. The method of claim 14, wherein the GPS terminal, A digital signal processor which encodes or decodes voice and data and performs a sound data processing function; A baseband converter configured to perform digital-to-analog changes and analog-to-digital conversion functions of signals transmitted and received within the GPS terminal; And RF signal processing unit converts the data to be transmitted to the RF signal to output to the RF antenna, or transmits the RF signal received from the RF antenna to the baseband converter GPS terminal providing location information even in the shadow area, characterized in that it further comprises a. The method of claim 14, wherein the internal memory, A flash memory that is a nonvolatile memory that stores the operating system software and call processing software; EEPROM, which is a nonvolatile memory in which data of NAM (Number Assignment Module) parameters, telephone numbers, and name short messages are recorded; And ROM storing program variable or status information generated by driving the software of the GPS terminal GPS terminal providing location information even in the shadow area, characterized in that it comprises a. The method of claim 14, wherein the internal memory, GPS terminal for providing location information in the shadow area, characterized in that for storing the last position information of the GPS terminal in an updated format for efficient use of the memory capacity. The method of claim 14, wherein the GPS antenna and the GPS receiver, The GPS terminal for providing location information in a shaded area, characterized in that for receiving the GPS information in a predetermined time unit of a few seconds to several minutes to calculate the position information and deliver it to the microprocessor. delete 15. The method of claim 14, wherein if the GPS terminal is the MS-Based terminal, the microprocessor, GPS providing location information in a shadow area, wherein the final location information and the location information are calculated using the GPS information received from the GPS receiver and auxiliary data received from a location determination server of the mobile communication network. terminal. The method of claim 14, wherein if the GPS terminal is the Autonomous terminal, the internal memory, And a positioning program for calculating the final position information and the position information from the GPS information. The method of claim 14, wherein the microprocessor, When the location information providing request signal is received from the mobile communication network, it is determined whether the GPS receiving function is normal. If the GPS receiving function is normal, the GPS information is received through the GPS receiving unit. Calculate location information and provide it to the mobile communication network, and if the GPS reception function is abnormal, provide the last location information stored in the internal memory to the mobile communication network. terminal. In response to a request for providing location information from a mobile communication network, the mobile terminal is mounted on a GPS terminal for providing location information. When the location information is set using GPS information received at a predetermined time unit through the GPS receiver of the GPS terminal, the location information is stored in the internal memory as final location information, and when the location information providing request signal is received, Check whether the GPS information can be received, and if the GPS information can be received, provide the location information calculated using the GPS information to the mobile communication network; and if the GPS information cannot be received, the last information stored in the internal memory. A computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program for performing a series of actions for providing location information to the mobile communication network. The GPS terminal may be an MS-Based terminal using an MS-Based GPS method or an Autonomous terminal using a Conventional GPS method to set the location information in the GPS terminal using the GPS information. 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