KR101467560B1 - Terminal device having a position information, method and apparatus for a network install thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for setting up a network according to location information of a host. The present invention includes a GPS module for receiving GPS satellite signals. When the terminal device is plugged in the wired and wireless network, the corresponding TCP / IP information is changed and set based on the current location information of the terminal device and the previously stored IP information according to the GPS satellite signal And a control unit for controlling the use of the network. The mobile terminal further includes sensor means such as a speed sensor or a gyro sensor for extracting the current position information from the last position at which the GPS satellite signal was received, in case the terminal is located in the shadow area. According to the present invention, when a host is plugged in a wired and wireless network, the network setting is automatically performed.

Network, host, plug-in, location information, IP information, TCP / IP.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD [0001] The present invention relates to a terminal device having location information and a network setting method and device based thereon. [0002]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to network setting, and more particularly, to a method and apparatus for setting up a network using pre-set IP information according to location information when a host is plugged in a wired and wireless network, , And a terminal device.

(Hereinafter referred to as a "host") connected to a local network established in an office, a general home, or the like, are connected to an Internet network by connecting an IP address ) Shall be granted. Therefore, in order for a plurality of hosts to access the Internet, it is necessary to allocate IPs as many as the number of hosts to be connected to the Internet.

The IP address of the host can be used only in a fixed location or a service registered network.

In the case of moving to another network band, the network environment (that is, IP address, subnet mask, gateway address, DNS address, etc.) of the host has to be modified by assigning the IP address set in the network.

Therefore, when using a conventional IEEE 802.3 Ethernet, when the host is plugged in, there is a necessity of manually changing the TCP / IP setting according to the place of connection. These operations cause inconvenience to users who do not have sufficient knowledge of TCP / IP settings, and can not use the network environment if their environment settings can not be changed normally.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a terminal device having location information for automatically setting a network according to location information and IP information of a host when a host is plugged into a wired / wireless capable network, And to provide a method and an apparatus for setting the same.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a GPS module including: a GPS module for receiving GPS satellite signals; When a plug-in is made to a wired and wireless network, a control unit for changing and setting TCP / IP information based on current location information according to the GPS satellite signal and IP information corresponding to the current location information is provided And a terminal device.

The terminal device further comprises sensor means for extracting a current position information by extracting a movement path at a last position at which the GPS satellite signal was received when the GPS satellite signal is not received.

Such a terminal device is one of terminals capable of communicating with a wired LAN by attaching a terminal device or a NIC (Network Interface Card) capable of wireless data communication by attaching a system or a wireless LAN card to which the IP information is given and connected to the network , A notebook computer which is generally easy to carry / carry.

The IP information is stored at least in correspondence with a place where the terminal device is intended to be used, and IP information of the place is automatically set when the terminal device is plugged into the network.

It is preferable that the sensor means is a speed sensor or a gyro sensor.

Further, the controller acquires current position information of the terminal device by the sensor means when the GPS satellite signal is not received.

A GPS module for collecting current position information by receiving a satellite signal, a sensor unit for extracting a distance / direction based on the position information of the GPS module when the satellite signal is not received from the GPS module, and collecting current position information; A storage unit for storing at least one IP information according to a use place; When plugged into a wired / wireless enabled network, the current location information collected by the GPS module or the sensor unit and the IP information corresponding to the current location are accessed by the storage unit to change TCP / IP settings, And a control unit for controlling the terminal unit so that the terminal unit can be controlled.

An extracting unit for extracting current location information using information exchange with a communication base station; A storage unit for storing at least one IP information according to a use place; When plugged into a wired / wireless capable network, the current location information extracted by the extracting unit and IP information corresponding to the extracted location information are accessed by the storage unit to change the TCP / IP setting and control the network use A terminal unit including a control unit may be provided.

An RFID reader unit for extracting current position information from an RFID tag in which predetermined positional information is recorded; A storage unit for storing at least one IP information according to a use place; When plugged into a wired / wireless enabled network, the current location information collected by the RFID interrogator and IP information corresponding to the current location information are accessed by the storage unit to change the TCP / IP settings, And a control unit for controlling the terminal apparatus.

According to still another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of IP network, including: plugging a terminal device to which IP information is attached into a network; Obtaining current location information of the plugged location; Selecting the IP information corresponding to the acquired location information and the acquired location information; Changing TCP / IP information with a value corresponding to the location information and the IP information; And setting the changed TCP / IP information in the terminal device so as to enable the network to be used, wherein the location information-based network setting method is provided.

And determining whether the network can be used by the DHCP set in the terminal device when the terminal device is plugged into the network.

At least one or more of the IP information is stored in advance according to the use place, and the TCP / IP information is also stored in advance according to the IP information and the location information.

The IP information is automatically set according to the location information when the terminal device is plugged in.

The position information is acquired using a GPS satellite signal or a sensor for extracting a distance / direction.

On the other hand, if the GPS satellite signal is not received, current position information is obtained using the sensor at the last position in which the GPS satellite signal was received.

The location information may be obtained by signal reception with at least one or more communication base stations in a neighboring area where the terminal device is located, or if the location information is installed in a certain place, And acquire position information from the tag.

According to the present invention having such a configuration, when a host is plugged into a wired / wireless capable network, it can be seen that the network can be used as preset IP information according to location information.

According to the terminal device having location information having such a configuration and the network setting method and apparatus based thereon, when the terminal device (HOST) is plugged in the wired and wireless network, based on the current location information of the terminal device Since the TCP / IP information is changed by the preset IP information and is automatically set in the terminal device, the network setting can be made more easily, and the convenience of use can be increased.

In addition, since the GPS satellite information and the sensor information can be selectively used, the location information can secure the location information of the terminal even in the shadow area where the GPS satellite information is not received.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, a network setting method and apparatus based on location information according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the preferred embodiments shown in the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 shows a network configuration diagram for explaining the present invention.

The Ethernet network in the present embodiment is provided with a local area network (LAN) based on CSMA / CD (Carrier Sense Multiple Access with Collision Detection) Ethernet designed by the IEEE 802.3 group.

Referring to FIG. 1, a communication interface 120 including a first Ethernet network 100, a second Ethernet network 110, a gateway or a router, and a WAN (Wide Area Network) 130.

Hosts 102 and 112 as a plurality of terminal devices and LANs 104 and 114 for an internal LAN are configured in the first and second Ethernet networks 100 and 110.

Also, the host 102 or 112 is provided with a DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) function for providing a TCP / IP configuration on a network (i.e., a first Ethernet network or a second Ethernet network).

The DHCP function automatically services the TCP / IP configuration for the hosts 102 and 112 connected to the LAN 104 (114). At this time, items that can be automatically set are IP address, Subnet Mask, Router address, DNS address, Default Domain Name, and the like. This feature is also an extension of 'BootP', which also serves clients that require TCP / IP configuration with 'BootP'. This function, which can dynamically assign an IP address, provides a way to effectively use the spare IP address of the IP gateway. Any IP address has an IP address that can be used only internally. This address does not exist on the public Internet, so anyone can use it internally. IP addresses that can not be used publicly but only in the internal LAN are classified as "10.xxx" in Class A, "172.16.xx" to "172.31.xx" in Class B, and "192.168.0.x" "To" 192.168.255.x ". In this way, an IP address that can be used internally can be dynamically assigned an IP address to a computer existing in the internal LAN.

Therefore, when the host 102 (112) plugs into the network, IP related information is automatically provided.

One or more TCP / IP information including the DHCP is set in the host 102 (112).

Fig. 2 is a block diagram schematically showing the configuration of the host of Fig.

The hosts 102 and 112 are provided in the same configuration as the first Ethernet network 100 and the second Ethernet network 110, and thus one host configuration will be described.

2, the host 102 includes a GPS module 106 for having location information of the host 102 currently located on the basis of the GPS satellite signal received via the GPS antenna 105. [

And a sensor 107 for acquiring current position information of the host 102 when the satellite signal can not be received through the GPS antenna 105, that is, even in a shadow area. The sensor 107 may be a speed sensor or a gyro sensor. Thus, the current position information of the host 102 is extracted by extracting the path moved by the sensor 107 from the last position information in which the GPS satellite signal was received. As one example, the route information and the location information may be checked using the map information.

In addition, it is determined whether or not the satellite signal is received, and the current position is confirmed using the GPS module 106 or the sensor 107. When the host 102 is plugged in, the corresponding TCP / And a control unit 108 for controlling the IP setting to be performed automatically.

Also, a storage unit 109 for storing at least one of the IP information and the TCP / IP values corresponding to the IP information and the location information is provided. That is, IP information about a place where the host 102 is actually used, and TCP / IP information set corresponding to the location information and IP information of the host 102 are stored.

The host 102 having such a configuration is equipped with a terminal device to which wireless information communication is possible or a network interface card (NIC) equipped with a wireless LAN card such as a PC, PDA, Refers to a terminal device capable of wired LAN data communication, and is used as a broad concept covering a mobile terminal device capable of being connected to a LAN.

Also preferably, the host 102 may be a mobile computer, such as a mobile computer, for example a laptop computer, a notebook computer, a palmtop computer, and a PDA personal digital assistant (PDA). That is, the present embodiment is not intended to use the network in only one place, but can be advantageously applied to a case where the mobile terminal is used while moving. However, it is needless to say that the present invention is not necessarily limited to the portable computer, but may be applied to a general desk type computer.

In the case where a host is plugged into a network according to an embodiment of the present invention having the above configuration, a process of automatically performing TCP / IP setting based on the location information of the host will be described.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating a method of setting up a network based on location information of a host according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

In step 200, one or more TCP / IP information including DHCP is stored in the host 102 in advance. And also stores IP information corresponding to the place where the host 102 is used. At least one of the IP information is also stored. For example, since the corresponding IP information differs depending on the case where the host 102 is used in the office, the home use, the outdoor use, etc., IP information on the IP information must be stored.

In this state, the host 102 is plugged into the network to use the host 102 at an arbitrary place (S202).

Then, it is determined whether the TCP / IP setting by the DHCP function of the host 102 can be normally used in the network (S204).

As a result of the determination, if the network is set, the network is normally used.

On the other hand, the network can not be used. This is because a network environment that can be used at a location where the host 102 is located is not set. That is, the TCP / IP setting is not changed corresponding to the place where the host 102 is plugged in.

Accordingly, when the host 102 is plugged into the network, the controller 108 determines whether a GPS satellite signal is received through the GPS module 106. [ When the GPS satellite signal is received as a result of the determination, the location information on the current host 102 is collected using the GPS satellite signal (S206).

At this time, if position information extraction using the GPS satellite signal is possible, the controller 108 controls to extract position information using only the GPS module 106. However, when the GPS satellite signal is not received, that is, in the shaded area, the controller 108 determines whether the GPS satellite signal is not received or not, and transmits the GPS satellite signal to the host (not shown) using various sensors 107 such as a speed sensor or a gyro sensor. And collects the current position information of the mobile terminal 102.

Location information collection using the sensor 107 is as follows. That is, when the host 102 has location information at the time of previous use, and then the host 102 wants to use the host 102 at another location, the controller 108 refers to the last location information at which the GPS satellite signal was received The sensor 107 extracts a path to be moved and collects current position information.

In this way, the controller 108 collects the current location information of the host 102 plugged into the network according to the GPS satellite signal or the sensor 107's position / direction sensing.

In step 208, the controller 102 obtains the location information and IP information corresponding to the location information from the storage unit 109. In step 210, the control unit 102 obtains the corresponding TCP / IP You can change the information.

In step 212, the controller 102 applies the changed TCP / IP information to the host 102.

After the TCP / IP information is applied to the host 102, the control unit 108 determines again whether the host 102 in this state is available in the network (S214). If the network is available in step 214, the network operation using the host 102 is possible in step 216. However, if the network is not available, the TCP / IP information must be set again. In this case, the process returns to step 206 and the above-described process is repeated or the TCP / IP setting must be manually changed.

According to this process, the user can perform network setting only by plugging in the host 102 to be used by the user.

Meanwhile, the present invention can extract the current location information of the host by using a method other than the GPS module or the sensor means as described above. This will be described with reference to FIG. 4 to FIG. 4 to 7 differ only in the manner of extracting the location information in the above-described embodiment, but the network setting method is the same, so that some steps will be omitted in explaining the flowchart.

FIG. 4 is a configuration diagram for explaining another embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 5 is a flowchart for extracting location information of a host according to FIG. 4 and setting a network based on the extracted location information. 4 and 5, the location information of the host is extracted using the information between the communication base stations.

The location information extraction method using the communication base station information can be variously applied.

First, the host 300 is plugged into the network at an arbitrary place (S322). Then, it is determined whether the TCP / IP setting by the DHCP function of the host 300 can be normally used in the network (S324). As a result of the determination, if the network is set, the network is normally used (NO in S324).

However, if the network can not be used normally (Yes in S324), the host 300 extracts the location information by exchanging information with neighboring communication base stations A, B, and C, (S326).

The positional information is obtained by receiving signals from at least three communication base stations A, B and C in a communication network having a cell structure centered on the communication base stations A, B and C, (A), (B), and (C) and the transmission time, the position relative to the communication base stations A, B, and C can be calculated and extracted. That is, all communication base stations are distinguished by different pilot PN (pseudo random noise) numbers, and the geographical position of each communication base station is known accurately. Thus, if the distance to each communication base station is known, the exact position of the host can be known.

Of course, the host 300 performs this process by the signal receiving unit 302 for transmitting and receiving signals to and from the communication base stations A, B, and C. Since the signal receiving unit 302 is generally used for a mobile communication terminal or a cellular phone, detailed description thereof will be omitted here.

When the signal receiving unit 302 receives a signal from the communication base stations A, B, and C, the extracting unit 304 analyzes the signal and extracts current position information.

When the location of the host 300 is extracted as described above, the controller 306 obtains the location information and the IP information corresponding to the location information from the storage unit 308 (S328) (Step S330). When the TCP / IP information is applied to the host 300, the network is available (S332).

FIG. 6 is a block diagram for explaining another embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 7 is a flowchart for extracting location information of a host according to FIG. 6 and setting a network based on the extracted location information. 6 and 7, the location information of the host is extracted using the RFID tag.

In order to utilize the RFID tag information, the host 400 needs to have an RFID reader 402. RFID tags 500 to 500n are installed in places where the host 400 can be used such as an office or a home and the RFID tags 500 to 500n are positioned in the RFID tags 500 to 500n Is recorded.

In this state, once the host 400 is plugged into the network (S422), the control unit 404 of the host 400 determines whether the network is normally used (S424), and the RFID reader 402 And receives position information from the nearest RFID tag among the RFID tags 500 to 500n installed in the current place. The control unit 404 extracts the position of the host 400 from the RFID tag (S426).

Then, the control unit 404 can obtain the IP information corresponding to the location information and the location information thereof from the storage unit 406 (S428), and change the corresponding TCP / IP information according to the IP information (S430). If the TCP / IP information is applied to the host 400, the network can be used (S432).

While the present invention has been described with reference to exemplary embodiments, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed exemplary embodiments, but, on the contrary, is intended to cover various modifications and alternative constructions without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. It will be apparent that other, alternative and equivalent embodiments are possible. Accordingly, the true scope of the present invention should be determined by the technical idea of the appended claims.

1 is a network configuration diagram for explaining the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a configuration diagram briefly showing a configuration of the host of Fig. 1; Fig.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart of setting a network based on location information of a host according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention; FIG.

4 is a configuration diagram for explaining another embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a flowchart for extracting location information of a host according to FIG. 4 and setting a network based thereon.

6 is a configuration diagram for explaining another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart for extracting location information of a host according to FIG. 6 and setting a network based thereon.

Description of the Related Art [0002]

102, 112: Host 106: GPS module

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Claims (17)

A GPS module for acquiring current position information for receiving GPS satellite signals; A sensing means for extracting current position information by extracting a movement path from a final reception position to a current position when the GPS module does not receive a satellite signal; A storage unit for storing a plurality of pieces of IP information according to locations; And IP information of the storage unit corresponding to the current position information according to the GPS satellite signal or the position information obtained by the sensing means is accessed to automatically change and set the TCP / IP setting, And a control unit for controlling the use of the terminal apparatus based on the location information. delete delete The method according to claim 1, Wherein the sensing means is a speed sensor or a gyro sensor. delete The method according to claim 1, The terminal device is one of terminal devices to which the IP information is given and which is connected to a network or a terminal device equipped with a wireless LAN card and equipped with a NIC (Network Interface Card) capable of wireless data communication, Wherein the location information is based on location information. delete delete delete A plug-in step in which a terminal device to which IP information is assigned is plugged into a network; A current position acquiring step of acquiring current position information of a plugged place; Selecting the IP information corresponding to the acquired location information and the acquired location information; Changing the TCP / IP information to a value corresponding to the location information and the IP information; And Setting the changed TCP / IP information in the terminal device so as to control the use of the network; The current position acquiring step is obtained by sensing means for extracting current position information by extracting the movement path from the final reception position of the GPS signal to the present at the time of obtaining the GPS satellite signal or not receiving the GPS satellite signal ; Wherein the IP information is automatically set according to the location information when the terminal device is plugged in. 11. The method of claim 10, Further comprising the step of determining whether the network is available by DHCP set in the terminal device when the terminal device is plugged into the network. The method according to claim 10 or 11, The IP information is previously stored in advance in accordance with the use place, Wherein the at least one TCP / IP information is stored in advance according to the IP information and the location information. delete delete delete delete delete

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