KR101273376B1 - System and method for destination arrival alarm service - Google Patents

Abstract

A position measuring device for periodically measuring position information of the means of transportation; When the card in which the number of the user's mobile communication terminal is stored receives the number of the mobile communication terminal when the card is stored within a certain distance, the boarding information including the received number and the information of the vehicle on which the user boarded, and measured by the position measuring device A card reader for transmitting the location information of the transport means; And receiving boarding information and location information of the vehicle from the card reader, and using the destination information set from the location information of the vehicle and the previous boarding information history of the user, when the vehicle approaches the destination, the mobile communication. A destination arrival notification service system including a destination arrival notification server group for transmitting destination arrival information to a terminal is disclosed. By using the destination arrival notification service system and method according to the present invention, a user can use the destination arrival notification service with a minimum operation of contacting a card to a card reader, and tracks the position of the transportation means other than the user's mobile terminal. As a result, power consumption can be prevented in the mobile communication terminal, and a destination arrival notification service can be provided even in a mobile communication terminal that does not include a location measuring device such as a GPS.

Destination, Arrival, Notification, Smart Card, Location Tracking

Description

DESTINATION ARRIVAL SERVICE SYSTEM AND METHOD {SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DESTINATION ARRIVAL ALARM SERVICE}

The present invention relates to a destination arrival notification service system and method, and more particularly, when a user contacts a card reader, such as a smart card in which the user's mobile terminal number is stored, when boarding a vehicle, the boarding information is managed from the card reader. The present invention relates to a destination arrival notification service system and method, which is transmitted to a server and tracks the location of a vehicle on which a user boards a management server to notify a user of a destination when the destination arrives.

Among various wireless Internet services using a mobile communication terminal, a location based service is spotlighted for its wide utility and convenience. Location-based service refers to a communication service that locates a mobile communication terminal such as a mobile phone, a PDA, a notebook computer, and a PC, and provides additional information related to the identified location. Location-based services include a variety of requests, including rescue requests, response to crime reports, geographic information systems, differentiation of mobile communication charges based on location, traffic information, vehicle navigation and logistics control, location-based customer relationship management, and more. It can be used in fields and situations.

One widely used location-based service is a destination arrival notification service. Currently, transportation means such as subways and buses inform passengers of station or station information through pre-recorded announcements. However, if the user does not listen to such announcements carefully, there is a risk of passing the stop or station to be taken off. In addition, there may be a broadcast that is different from the actual stop. In order to solve this problem, the location of the user's mobile communication terminal is tracked, and when the mobile communication terminal arrives at a preset destination, the user is informed of the destination arrival in the form of a telephone, a short message (SMS), or a push message. The service is a destination arrival notification service.

The destination arrival notification service currently being used is based on the location tracking result of the user's mobile communication terminal as described above. Therefore, since the user's mobile communication terminal needs to check whether the destination arrives while periodically checking the location, the terminal consumes power continuously. In addition, when the destination arrival notification service is driven, the user needs to request a service directly from his mobile communication terminal, which requires a lot of manipulation by the user.

The present invention for solving the problems of the prior art, provides a simple destination arrival notification service without additional operation by the user, and by continuously tracking the location of the transportation means itself rather than the user's mobile communication terminal in the mobile communication terminal It is an object of the present invention to provide a system and method for notifying destination arrival that does not occur.

A destination arrival notification service system according to an embodiment of the present invention for achieving the above object, the position measuring device for periodically measuring the position information of the vehicle; When the card in which the number of the user's mobile communication terminal is stored receives the number of the mobile communication terminal when the card is stored within a certain distance, the boarding information including the received number and information on the means of transportation carried by the user and measured by the position measuring device A card reader for transmitting location information of the vehicle; And receiving boarding information and location information of the vehicle from the card reader, and comparing the location information of the vehicle with destination information set from the previous boarding information history of the user, and when the vehicle approaches the destination, the mobile communication. It can be configured to include a destination arrival notification service system comprising a group of destination arrival notification server for transmitting the destination arrival information to the terminal.

A destination arrival notification server group according to an embodiment of the present invention may include: a management server configured to receive boarding information including a number of a user's mobile communication terminal and information of a vehicle on which the user boards and location information of the vehicle; A user information DB for storing user information including destination information set from a user's previous boarding information history; A location tracking server that compares the stored destination information with location information of the vehicle to determine whether the vehicle is near the destination; And a transmission / reception server configured to transmit destination arrival information to the mobile communication terminal when the transportation means approaches the destination.

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A destination arrival notification service method according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: receiving a number of the mobile communication terminal from a card reader when a card in which a number of a mobile communication terminal of a user is stored is within a predetermined distance; Transmitting, by the card reader, the boarding information including the received number and information of the vehicle on which the user boarded the destination arrival notification server group; Periodically measuring the position of the means of transportation in a position measuring unit and transmitting the position to the destination arrival notification server group through the card reader; And comparing the destination information set by the destination arrival notification server group with the received location information and the destination information set from the previous boarding information history of the user, and transmitting the destination arrival information to the mobile communication terminal when the transportation means approaches the destination. Can be configured.

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A destination arrival notification service method according to another aspect of the present invention includes: receiving, at a management server, boarding information including a number of a user's mobile communication terminal and information of a vehicle on which the user boards; Periodically receiving, by the management server, location information of the vehicle and transmitting the location information to a location tracking server; Determining, by the location tracking server, whether the vehicle is close to the destination by comparing the destination information set from the user's previous boarding information history with the location information of the vehicle; And transmitting the destination arrival information to the mobile communication terminal in the transmission / reception server when the transportation means approaches the destination.

By using the destination arrival notification service system and method according to the present invention, a user can use the destination arrival notification service with a minimum operation of contacting a card to a card reader, and tracks the position of the transportation means other than the user's mobile terminal. As a result, power consumption can be prevented in the mobile communication terminal, and a destination arrival notification service can be provided even in a mobile communication terminal that does not include a location measuring device such as a GPS.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings looks at in detail with respect to the preferred embodiment of the present invention.

1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a destination arrival notification service system according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown, the destination arrival notification service system according to the above embodiment contacts the card 11 in which the number of the user's mobile communication terminal 12 is stored and obtains boarding information including the number of the mobile communication terminal 12. The card reader 20 to be generated, attached to the means of transportation to transmit the information of the means of transportation on which the user rides to the card reader 20, the position measuring device for periodically measuring the position of the means of transportation and transmitting to the card reader ( 22) and a destination arrival notification server group 30 which tracks the position of the means of transportation through the position measuring device 22 and informs the user's mobile communication terminal 12 of the destination arrival when the destination is near.

The card reader 20 may include a card reader 21 and a transmitter 23. The card reader unit 21 receives the user's mobile communication terminal 12 number from the card 11 when the card 11 such as a smart card possessed by the user approaches within a predetermined distance. The transmitting unit 23 generates boarding information including the mobile communication terminal 12 number received from the card reader unit 21 and information of the transportation means received from the position measuring device 22, and the destination arrival notification server group 30 Is sent to the management server 31). In addition, the transmitter 23 receives the position information of the means of transportation from the position measuring device 22 after the user boards the means of transportation, and transmits it to the management server 31.

The position measuring device 22 is a device attached to the vehicle, and transmits the information of the vehicle to the card reader 21, and periodically measures the position of the vehicle for location tracking and transmits it to the card reader 21. The location measuring unit 22 is configured as a GPS device when the transportation means on which the user is a bus is configured to receive location information from the satellite 40, and the central management center 50 of the subway when the transportation means by the user is subway. Receive location information from.

The destination arrival notification server group 30 may include a management server 31, a location tracking server 32, a user information DB 33, and a transmission / reception server 34.

The management server 31 receives the boarding information from the transmitter 23 of the card reader 20, and inquires the destination information and the like of the user from the user information DB 33. In addition, after the user boards the vehicle, the vehicle periodically receives the position information of the vehicle. The location tracking server 32 receives the user's boarding information and the location information of the vehicle from the management server 31, and compares the location information of the vehicle on which the user is boarded with the destination information of the user, thereby providing the destination of the vehicle. Determine proximity. The transmission / reception server 34 notifies the user's mobile communication terminal 12 of the destination via a telephone or a message when the transportation means approaches the destination.

2 is a flowchart illustrating each step of a destination arrival notification service method according to an embodiment of the present invention. First, the user makes contact with the card 11 possessed by the card reader unit 21 of the card reader 20 while boarding the vehicle (S1). The card 11 may be composed of various types of cards that are generally used, such as a smart card, a traffic card, or a credit card, or may be configured as a card for paying a transportation fee for the user's convenience. The card 11 stores the number of the user's mobile communication terminal 12.

The card reader 20 is attached to the vehicle or located at the boarding position of the vehicle. For example, when the user is a means of transportation is a bus, the card reader 20 may be installed indoors or outdoors of each bus vehicle, it may be coupled to the fare terminal for paying the bus fare. Even when the transportation means is subway, the card reader 20 may be attached to the indoor or outdoor of each subway vehicle. In addition, the card reader 20 may be installed at the boarding position of the bus stop or the platform of the subway. When the card 11 contacts the card reader unit 21 of the card reader 20, the card reader unit 21 receives the number of the user's mobile communication terminal 12 from the card 11.

The mobile communication terminal 12 number received by the card reader 21 is transmitted to the transmitter 23. In addition, the transmission unit 23 receives information of the means of transportation on which the user rides from the position measuring device 22. The position measuring device 22 is attached to the vehicle and periodically measures the position of the vehicle, and at the request of the transmitter 23, the card 11 of the vehicle number and the card reader unit 21 of the vehicle on which the user boards the vehicle. Transmits the position of the transportation means at the time of contact with the vehicle, that is, the boarding position information, to the transmitter 23.

In one embodiment of the present invention, when the means of transportation of the user is a bus, the position measuring device 22 may be configured as a Global Positioning System (GPS) device to receive position information of the means of transportation from the satellite 40.

On the other hand, when the user is a means of transportation is the subway, the position measuring device 22 may receive the location information of the means of transportation from the central management center 50 by transmitting and receiving with the central management center 50 of the subway. Since the central management center 50 of the subway grasps the current location information of each subway car in operation in real time, the position measuring device 22 receives the current location information of the subway car that the user boarded from the central management center 50. can do.

The transmitter 23 generates boarding information by adding information, such as boarding time, when the card 11 is in contact with the card reader 21, to the received mobile communication terminal 12 number and transportation information. The boarding information is transmitted to the management server 31 (S2).

The management server 31 receives the boarding information from the transmitter 23 of the card reader 20, stores it in the user information DB 33, and inquires the user information previously stored in the user information DB 33 (S3). The user information stored in the user information DB 33 includes information such as the number of the user's mobile communication terminal 12, the user's mobile communication service information, and destination information.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the user information may include one or more destination information. In this case, the management server 31 determines a destination desired by the user in consideration of previously used boarding information. For example, the management server 31 may select a destination to which the current user wants to move based on information such as a vehicle number, a boarding time, or a boarding location of the transportation means on which the user boarded among the destination information stored in the user information DB 33. You can inquire.

The management server 31 queries the user information stored in the user information DB 33 to determine whether the user uses the destination arrival notification service for the first time (S4). For example, when none of the destination information is included in the user information stored in the user information DB 33, the management server 31 may determine that the user uses the destination arrival notification service for the first time.

In this case, the user transmits destination information to the transmission / reception server 34 using his mobile communication terminal 12 (S5), the destination information is transferred to the management server 31, and the management server 31 is forwarded. The destination arrival notification service is provided according to the received destination information. The user inputs destination information by accessing the management server 31 from the mobile communication terminal 12 and selecting one of the pre-stored place lists, or directly inputting the destination information using the keypad of the mobile communication terminal 12. It may be.

Even if the destination information of the user is stored in the user information DB 33, if the destination change is requested from the user's mobile communication terminal 12, the destination information may be input again (S4). In this case as well, the user transmits destination information to the transmission / reception server 34 using his mobile communication terminal 12 (S5), and the management server 31 provides a service according to the transmitted destination information.

If the user does not want to use the destination arrival notification service or change the destination for the first time, the management server 31 provides the service according to previously used destination information stored in the user information DB 33. First, the management server 31 checks the service information included in the user information and checks whether automatic service activation is set (S6). In the case of the user who does not use the automatic service activation, the destination arrival notification service is provided only when a request message for requesting service activation is received from the user's mobile communication terminal 12 (S7). When automatic service activation is set, the destination arrival notification service is immediately provided without waiting for a separate message from the mobile communication terminal 12.

In one embodiment of the present invention, prior to providing the service, the management server 31 may transmit the destination information previously used to confirm the destination information to the user's mobile communication terminal 12 so that the user can confirm. . Whether to confirm the destination by sending the destination information to the user's mobile communication terminal 12 may be predetermined by the user, and setting information according to the user's decision is stored in the service information included in the user information. In addition, whether the user will use the destination arrival notification service each time or provide the destination arrival notification service only when the user sends the request message to the management server 31 may be stored in the service information.

When the use of the destination arrival notification service is confirmed, the management server 31 tracks the location of the vehicle on which the user boards (S8). For location tracking, the location meter 22 receives the location information of the vehicle on which the user rides periodically from the satellite 40 or the central management center 50 of the subway, and transmits the location information to the transmitter 23, and the transmitter 23. ) Transmits it to the management server 31. The management server 31 transmits the boarding information received from the transmitting unit 23 of the card reader 20 and the location information of the vehicle on which the user boarded, to the location tracking server 32, and the location tracking server 32 is a user. Check whether the vehicle on which the vehicle is boarded is close to a preset destination. When the location of the vehicle on which the user boards is close to a preset destination, the management server 31 sends the destination arrival information of the user according to a method previously set by the user via the transmission / reception server 34. Inform the arrival of the destination by sending to (S9).

The method of transmitting the destination arrival information to the mobile communication terminal 12 may be predetermined by the user and stored in the service information, and may be pushed for alarm operation within the telephone, short message (SMS) or the mobile communication terminal 12. It can be made using one or more means of a push message. The user knows the destination arrival by confirming the destination arrival information transmitted to his mobile communication terminal 12 in the form of a telephone, a message or an alarm.

In the above description, an embodiment in which a user moves to a destination by boarding a vehicle without transferring a vehicle has been described. 3 is a flowchart illustrating each step of a method for notifying arrival of a destination according to another embodiment of the present invention, which is a method of providing a destination arrival notification service when a user transfers to another means of transportation while moving to a destination. .

In the embodiment shown in FIG. 3, steps S11 to S18 are the same as steps S1 to S8 described above with reference to FIG. 2. However, in step S15, the user inputs not only his destination information but also transfer destination information for transferring the transportation means to the management server 31.

When the destination information and the transfer destination information are input, the location tracking server 32 receives the location information of the vehicle on which the user boards, and determines whether the vehicle has arrived at the transfer area (S18). When the transportation means arrives at the transfer place, the management server 31 transmits the transfer arrival information to the user's mobile communication terminal 12 via the transmission / reception server 34 to inform the arrival of the transfer destination (S19).

The user boards the transit vehicle at the transit point, and contacts the card 11 to the card reader unit 21 of the card reader 20 attached to the transit vehicle or positioned at the transit position of the transit vehicle (S20). . When the card 11 is in contact, the transmitting and receiving unit 23 generates boarding information including information such as the number of the mobile communication terminal 12, the transit vehicle number, the transit time and the transit position, and transmits it to the management server 31. do. The location tracking server 32 tracks the location of the transit vehicle on which the user boards (S21), and when the user arrives at the destination input in step S15, transmits the destination arrival information to the mobile communication terminal 12 of the user. Announce the arrival (S22).

Although the embodiment illustrated in FIG. 3 has been described with respect to the embodiment when the user transfers once, the destination arrival notification service method according to the embodiment may be applied in the same manner even when the user transfers more than once. It can be easily understood by those skilled in the art of the present invention.

When using the destination arrival notification service system and method according to the present invention described above, when the user touches his card to the card reader while boarding the vehicle, the boarding information of the user is transmitted to the management server, the user in the management server Not by the mobile communication terminal of the user to track the location of the vehicle on board the destination to provide a notification service to the mobile terminal.

Therefore, the user's mobile communication terminal does not need to continuously consume power by periodically checking the location, and provides a destination arrival notification service according to the destination information previously input by the user. Not required. In addition, since the location of the transportation means is not tracked by the mobile communication terminal, there is an advantage that the destination arrival notification service can be provided even when the user's mobile communication terminal is not equipped with a GPS function.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is clearly understood that the same is by way of illustration and example only and is not to be taken as limitations. It will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes in form and details may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims.

The present invention relates to a destination arrival notification service system and method, and more particularly, when a user contacts a card reader, such as a smart card in which the user's mobile terminal number is stored, when boarding a vehicle, the boarding information is managed from the card reader. The present invention relates to a destination arrival notification service system and method, which is transmitted to a server and tracks the location of a vehicle on which a user boards a management server to notify a user of a destination when the destination arrives.

1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a destination arrival notification service system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a flowchart illustrating each step of a destination arrival notification service method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a flowchart illustrating each step of a destination arrival notification service method according to another embodiment of the present invention.

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A position measuring device for periodically measuring position information of the means of transportation; Receiving the number of the mobile communication terminal when the card storing the number of the user's mobile communication terminal is within a certain distance, the number of the received mobile communication terminal, information of the means of transportation carried by the user, of the mobile communication terminal A card reader for transmitting boarding information including a boarding position information which is a time at which a number is received and position information of a means of transportation measured by the position measuring instrument and a position information of means of transportation periodically measured by the position measuring instrument at the time; ; And Receive boarding information and location information of the periodically measured means of transportation from the card reader, and retrieve and set the destination information desired by the user from the previous boarding information history based on the boarding information, And a destination arrival notification server group that transmits destination arrival information to the mobile communication terminal when the transportation means approaches the destination by comparing the location information and the destination information set from the previous boarding information history of the user. Arrival Notification Service System. delete The method of claim 1, The set destination information, the destination arrival notification service system, characterized in that it comprises one or more transfer information and destination information. delete The method of claim 1, And the destination arrival information is transmitted using at least one of a telephone, a short message (SMS) and a push message. delete delete From the card reader installed in the means of transportation, the number of the mobile communication terminal of the user who boarded the means of transportation, the information of the means of transportation in which the user boarded, the time at which the card reader of the means of transportation received the number of the mobile communication terminal, and Receive boarding information including boarding location information, which is location information of the transportation means measured at the time, and location information of the transportation means periodically measured by the transportation means, and based on the received boarding information A management server for retrieving and setting destination information desired by a user from a previous boarding information history; A user information DB for storing user information including destination information set from the previous boarding information history of the user; A location tracking server comparing the destination information set by the management server with location information of the periodically measured transportation means to determine whether the transportation means is close to the destination; And And a transmission / reception server configured to transmit destination arrival information to the mobile communication terminal when the transportation means approaches the destination. delete 9. The method of claim 8, The set destination information, the destination arrival notification server group, characterized in that it comprises one or more transfer information and destination information. 9. The method of claim 8, And the destination arrival information is transmitted using at least one of a telephone, a short message (SMS) and a push message. Receiving a number of the mobile communication terminal at a card reader when a card in which a number of the user's mobile communication terminal is stored is approaching within a predetermined distance; The number of the received mobile communication terminal, information of the vehicle on which the user boarded, time at which the card reader received the number of the mobile communication terminal, and boarding position information which is location information of the means of transportation measured at the time; Transmitting, by the card reader, the boarding information to the destination arrival notification server group; Periodically measuring the position of the means of transportation in a position measuring unit and transmitting the position to the destination arrival notification server group through the card reader; And A destination arrival notification server group retrieves and sets desired destination information from a previous boarding information history of the user based on the boarding information received from the card reader, and periodically receives location information of the means of transportation and the user. Comparing the destination information set from the previous boarding information history of, and transmitting the destination arrival information to the mobile communication terminal when the transportation means approaches the destination. delete 13. The method of claim 12, The set destination information, the destination arrival notification service method characterized in that it comprises one or more transfer information and destination information. delete 13. The method of claim 12, And the destination arrival information is transmitted using at least one of a telephone, a short message (SMS) and a push message. delete delete Boarding which is the number of the user's mobile communication terminal and information of the means of transportation carried by the user, the time at which the card reader installed in the means of reception receives the number of the mobile communication terminal, and the position information of the means of transportation measured at the time Receiving boarding information including location information at a management server, and searching and setting destination information desired by the user from previous boarding history information of the user based on the boarding information; Periodically receiving, by the management server, location information of the vehicle and transmitting the location information to a location tracking server; Determining, by the location tracking server, whether the vehicle is close to the destination by comparing destination information set from the user's previous boarding information history and location information of the vehicle periodically received; And And transmitting the destination arrival information to the mobile communication terminal when the transportation means approaches the destination. delete The method of claim 19, The set destination information, the destination arrival notification service method characterized in that it comprises one or more transfer information and destination information. The method of claim 19, And the destination arrival information is transmitted using at least one of a telephone, a short message (SMS) and a push message.

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