KR101548529B1 - Local service providing apparatus, method for providing local service and recording medium for the same - Google Patents

Abstract

The local service providing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention includes an access point identification unit configured to identify a unique identifier of an access point to which a first terminal is connected, a service list configured to transmit a service list associated with the unique identifier to the first terminal, When the execution request signal of at least one of the management unit and the service programs corresponding to the service list is outputted from the first terminal, the at least one service program is executed according to the execution request signal, And a service execution unit configured to transmit the execution result to the first terminal.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0001] The present invention relates to a local service providing apparatus,

The present invention relates to a local service providing apparatus, a providing method, and a recording medium therefor.

With the recent popularization of Wi-Fi, users with smartphones can access the Internet or send and receive data anytime and anywhere through wireless access points provided in each space.

This expansion of accessibility has greatly contributed to making it possible to easily access various information anytime and anywhere, and various devices and services using Wi-Fi are being commercialized as disclosed in Patent Publication No. 10-2011-0038492.

However, such Wi-Fi has not been widely used to provide information, contents, and functions specific to the space to users in a specific space.

Therefore, various researches are being carried out to provide a specialized service in a specific space using Wi-Fi.

Patent Document 10-2011-0038492 (Publication date: April 14, 2011)

A local service providing apparatus, a providing method, and a recording medium therefor according to an embodiment of the present invention are for providing a service specialized in a specific area.

The task of the present application is not limited to the above-mentioned problems, and another task which is not mentioned can be clearly understood by a person skilled in the art from the following description.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided an access point system including an access point identification unit configured to identify a unique identifier of an access point to which a first terminal is connected, a service list management unit configured to transmit a service list associated with the unique identifier to the first terminal, And at least one service program is executed according to the execution request signal when at least one execution request signal of the service programs corresponding to the list is output from the first terminal, There is provided a local service providing apparatus including a service executing unit configured to transmit to a first terminal.

The unique identifier of the access point may include at least one of an SSID, a BSSID, an ESSID, and a MAC address of the access point.

The access point authentication unit authenticates connection of the first terminal according to the user authentication information transmitted from the first terminal, and the service list management unit arranges the service list according to the user's preferred service program associated with the user authentication information can do.

The local service providing apparatus may further include an app installer for storing a service using app that can be installed in the first terminal according to a request of the first terminal,

The service utilizing app includes a background program that is automatically executed when the first terminal is booted,

Wherein the background program is configured to continuously transmit a unique identifier of an access point around the first terminal according to the automatic execution, and when at least one of the transmitted unique identifiers is confirmed by the access point checking unit And the service using app is displayed on the screen of the first terminal.

The local service providing apparatus according to one aspect of the present invention may further comprise an app installer for storing a service using app that can be installed in the second terminal according to a request of the second terminal, The access point checking unit is configured to transmit the service list composed of the selected unique identifier and all selected services among the unique identifiers of the neighboring access points and the access point checking unit associates and stores the selected unique identifier and the service list .

The local service providing apparatus according to an aspect of the present invention may further include a heterogeneous program connection unit that mediates the service execution unit and the at least one service program, and the number of the service programs mediated by the heterogeneous program connection unit may be variable have.

Wherein the service execution unit comprises: a data mining unit for extracting, from the log data, information according to a relation between log data generated by at least one of the access point checking unit, the service list managing unit and the service executing unit; A mining service program that can process information, and a program connection unit that mediates the data mining unit.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of accessing a wireless terminal, comprising: identifying a unique identifier of an access point to which a first terminal is connected; Transmitting a service list associated with the unique identifier to the first terminal; When at least one execution request signal of the service programs corresponding to the service list is output from the first terminal, the at least one service program is executed according to the execution request signal, and the execution result of the at least one service program And transmitting the local service to the first terminal.

According to still another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for controlling a first terminal, the method comprising: confirming a unique identifier of an access point to which the first terminal is connected; Transmitting a service list associated with the unique identifier to the first terminal; When at least one execution request signal of the service programs corresponding to the service list is output from the first terminal, the at least one service program is executed according to the execution request signal, and the execution result of the at least one service program May be transmitted to the first terminal may be provided on a computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program.

A local service providing apparatus, a providing method, and a recording medium therefor according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention provide a service specific to a specific area by checking a unique identifier of an access point and transmitting a service list associated with the unique identifier to a first terminal .

1 shows a local service providing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 shows a local service providing method according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 shows the unique identifiers of the access points displayed in the first terminal.
4 illustrates a service execution unit of a local service providing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 5 shows a data mining unit and a program connecting unit 180 of a local service providing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
6 is a flowchart of a local service providing method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. It is to be understood, however, that the appended drawings illustrate the present invention in order to more easily explain the present invention, and the scope of the present invention is not limited thereto. You will know.

In describing the embodiments of the present invention, the same reference numerals and the same reference numerals are used for constituent elements having the same function, and a method for providing a local service according to an embodiment of the present invention, Components are not exactly the same.

Also, the terms used in the present application are used only to describe certain embodiments and are not intended to limit the present invention. The singular expressions include plural expressions unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. In the present application, the terms "comprises" or "having" and the like are used to specify that there is a feature, a number, a step, an operation, an element, a component or a combination thereof described in the specification, But do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, elements, components, or combinations thereof.

1 shows a local service providing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. 1, a local service providing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention includes an access point checking unit 110, a service list managing unit 120, and a service executing unit 130.

The access point checking unit 110 is configured to check a unique identifier of an access point (AP) to which the first terminal T1 is connected.

The service list management unit 120 is configured to transmit the service list associated with the unique identifier to the first terminal T1.

When at least one execution request signal among the service programs corresponding to the service list is output from the first terminal T1, the service execution unit 130 executes at least one service program according to the execution request signal, To the first terminal (T1).

The local service providing apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention may allow the first terminal T1 to inform the users of the first terminal T1 within a coverage that the wireless access point can cover, ), The service provider may be provided with the service selected.

For example, when users visiting the store connect their first terminal T1 to an access point (AP) installed in the store, the local service providing apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention provides the users with a unique impression Or provide services accessible only in the area (coverage of the access point), and store owners can provide a variety of information about the customers in the area.

The operation of the local service providing apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

2 shows a local service providing method according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 2, the first terminal T1 can detect a connectable access point (AP). That is, when the access point AP periodically transmits a beacon frame including a unique identifier of the access point AP, the first terminal T1 performs a scanning operation to receive the beacon frame The unique identifiers of the access points AP that can be connected as shown in FIG. 3 can be displayed.

At this time, the unique identifier of the access point (AP) is at least one of an SSID (Service Set Identifier), a BSSID (Basic Service Set Identifier), an ESSID (Extended Service Set Identifier) One can be included.

The SSID corresponds to the name of the network to be accessed, and the ESSID can correspond to the name of the network that extends beyond the SSID. The BSSID and the MAC address may correspond to the address of the access point (AP).

At this time, the first terminal (T1) may induce a connection to the local service providing apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention by setting the SSID or the unique identifier of the ESSIS to be user-friendly or interesting.

As shown in FIG. 3, the first terminal T1 may display the SSID, but may display at least one of the SSID, the BSSID, and the ESSID.

The first terminal T1 may transmit a connection request message to connect to an access point (AP) corresponding to the cafe love of Fig. 3, and the cafe access point may transmit a connection acceptance message. The first terminal T1 may then associate with the cafe access point by obtaining a subnet IP address from the cafe access point.

After the first terminal T1 is combined with the cafe access point, the first terminal T1 sends user authentication information, such as log-in information, to the cafe access point and the local service < RTI ID = 0.0 > To the providing apparatus. The user authentication information of the user and the user registration information associated with the user authentication information may be stored in the database in the process of the first terminal T1 first accessing and registering with the local service providing apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention.

The first terminal T1 transmits the unique identifier (e.g., of the cafe access point) to the local service providing device via the access point (AP) and the network. At this time

When the user authentication information is transmitted, the access point checking unit 110 may compare the user authentication information stored in the database with the transmitted user authentication information to authenticate the connection of the local service providing apparatus.

The first terminal T1 may first access the local service providing apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention through the user authentication information and then connect to the local service providing apparatus through the automatic login process upon reconnection without retransmitting the user authentication information.

Upon completion of the user authentication procedure for the first terminal T1, the first terminal T1 transmits a unique identifier of an access point (AP) associated with the first terminal T1, The confirmation unit 110 can confirm the unique identifier of the access point (AP).

That is, the access point checking unit 110 searches the unique identifier transmitted from the serviceable unique identifier table stored in advance in the database 140, and determines whether the service can be provided through the access point (AP) Can be determined.

When the unique identifier transmitted through this process corresponds to a serviceable access point (AP), the service list management unit 120 of FIG. 1 transmits the service list associated with the unique identifier to the network and the access point (AP) to the first terminal (T1).

Accordingly, the local service providing apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention can provide a service specific to the user of the first terminal T1 within the coverage of the access point (AP).

For example, when an access point (AP) is installed in a café, the local service providing apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention provides a service list that can be used by a first terminal (T1) 1 < / RTI > terminal T1.

Therefore, a cafeteria owner can provide a café-specific service to users visiting the café, thereby increasing the number of users visiting the café and increasing the sales of the café.

Meanwhile, the access point checking unit 110 authenticates the connection of the first terminal T1 according to the user authentication information transmitted from the first terminal T1, and the service list managing unit 120 notifies the user of the user associated with the user authentication information The service list can be sorted according to the preferred service program.

For example, when the first terminal (T1) accesses the local service providing apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention through a serviceable access point (AP) to receive the service, the service preferred by the user is transmitted to the service The frequency of use can be increased. The service list management unit 120 can acquire the frequency of use of the service through the service use history of the log data and the service list management unit 120 arranges the service list based on the frequency of use of the user .

As described above, the local service providing apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention can provide a personalized service that matches the characteristics of a specific area, such as coverage of an access point (AP), by identifying a unique identifier of a serviceable access point have.

Also, in the local service providing apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention, since the user authentication information is transmitted together with the unique identifier, the personalized service can be provided to the user in the specific area as the user authentication information.

On the other hand, if the first terminal T1 receives the service list, the user can select one or more services in the service list and use the service. Accordingly, the first terminal T1 can output an execution request signal for the service program in the process of selecting the service and using the service. The execution request signal may be a signal output by the first terminal T1 for selecting a service and using the service.

When at least one execution request signal of the service programs corresponding to the service list is output from the first terminal T1, the service execution unit 130 executes at least one service program according to the execution request signal, And to transmit the execution result of the service program to the first terminal (T1).

For this purpose, the service program is not installed in the first terminal T1 but may be installed in the local service providing apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention. Accordingly, the execution of the service program can be performed through the local service providing apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention, rather than the first terminal T1, and the first terminal T1 can receive the execution result and display it to the user . Therefore, since the execution process of the service program does not occupy a large amount of resources of the first terminal T1, the burden on the first terminal T1 can be reduced.

Meanwhile, the network connection unit 150 of FIG. 1 can connect the local service providing apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention to a network. To this end, the network connection unit 150 may include at least one of software and hardware capable of processing data according to a communication protocol of the network.

For example, when the network is the Internet, the network connection unit 150 may correspond to a transport layer, a network layer, a link layer, and a physical layer satisfying the Internet protocol. And may include at least one of hardware and software.

When the network connection unit 150 communicates with the first terminal T1 and the second terminal T2 via a mobile communication network such as a 3G (Generation) or 4G (Generation) network, And a mobile communication module for modulating the packet data to connect to the communication network and loading the packet data on a carrier wave or demodulating the packet data transmitted through the mobile communication network.

Meanwhile, the local service providing apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention includes an app installer 135 for storing a service using app (app) that can be installed in the first terminal T1 upon request of the first terminal T1 . The service using app may be downloaded to the first terminal T1 and installed in the first terminal T1 in the local service providing apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention.

The service using app is a service accessing app, a connection to a local service providing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, transmission of a unique identifier of an access point (AP), display of a service list, content of an execution request signal generated by a user, And the like.

Such a service using app may include a background program that is automatically executed when the first terminal T1 is booted. The execution of the background program may not be displayed on the screen of the first terminal T1 but may be displayed on the screen of the first terminal T1 when the serviceable access point AP is found.

To this end, the background program is configured to continuously transmit the unique identifier of the access point (AP) around the first terminal (T1) according to the automatic execution, and at least one of the transmitted unique identifiers is transmitted to the access point checking unit (110) The service using app may be displayed on the screen of the first terminal T1.

The local service providing apparatus may further include an app installer for storing a service using app that can be installed in the second terminal T2 in response to a request from the second terminal T2.

At this time, the user of the second terminal T2 may desire to provide the local service to the first terminals T1 in a specific area corresponding to the coverage of the access point (AP). For example, the user of the second terminal T2 may wish to provide a local service to the cafe as a café's staple.

At this time, the service using app installed in the second terminal T2 transmits a service list composed of the selected unique identifier and all selected services among the unique identifiers of the access points (AP) around the second terminal T2 Lt; / RTI > For example, after the owner of the cafe accesses the local service providing apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention through his / her second terminal T2, the unique identifier of the access point (AP) You can register the desired service.

That is, the access point checking unit 110 may associate and store the selected unique identifier and the service list. If the unique identifier transmitted by the first terminal T1 matches the unique identifier stored in the second terminal T2, the local service providing apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention transmits the service list associated with the unique identifier to the first terminal To the terminal < RTI ID = 0.0 > T1. ≪ / RTI >

The unique identifier and the service list input through the second terminal T2 may be stored in the database 140 in association with the user authentication information of the second terminal T2.

4 shows a service execution unit 130 of a local service providing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The local service providing apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention may further include a heterogeneous program connection unit 160 that mediates service execution unit 130 with at least one service program.

The local service providing apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention must be changed in accordance with each service program so that interworking of the service executing unit 130 and the service program may not be efficiently performed And it may be difficult to modify and extend the service program.

On the other hand, when the service program is manufactured to satisfy the requirements and specifications required by the heterogeneous program connection unit 160, the service execution unit 130 can interoperate with the service program efficiently.

In this way, the heterogeneous program connection unit 160 can serve as an intermediary between the service program and the service execution unit 130, and the number of service programs mediated by the heterogeneous program connection unit 160 can be variable.

That is, since the service program is prepared in accordance with the condition or standard required by the heterogeneous program connection unit 160, the service program can be deleted or added without modification of the service execution unit 130 due to the heterogeneous program connection unit 160.

Since the local service providing apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention can be used as a frame work due to the heterogeneous program connecting unit 160, a service program provided from various developers or developers can be used in embodiments of the present invention The local service providing apparatus according to the present invention can be easily added, changed or expanded.

The heterogeneous program connection unit 160 may include a RESTfull API (Application Programming Interface), and may efficiently implement mutual interoperation between the service programs and the service execution unit 130 managing the service programs. In addition, the heterogeneous program connection unit 160 allows a service program developed on the basis of a software architecture (for example, a RESTful Web service) to be added / expanded so that the service program can be easily changed / expanded at a later time.

5, the service execution unit 130 may further include a data mining unit 170 and a program connection unit 180. [

The data mining unit 170 can extract information according to the relationship between log data generated by at least one of the access point checking unit 110, the service list managing unit 120 and the service executing unit 130 from the log data have.

The program connection unit 180 may mediate between the mining service program 190 and the data mining unit 170 that can process the extracted information. In an embodiment of the present invention, the program connection unit 180 may be an API (Application Program Interface).

For example, when the local service providing apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention provides a service to a predetermined store, the local service providing apparatus can search for, order and calculate goods through the first terminal T1 in the store Service can be provided. In this process, the local service providing apparatus can generate log data according to the service provision and store the generated log data in the database 140.

At this time, the data mining unit 170 can generate various analysis results based on the basic log data recorded during the stay of the customer in the store, such as store visit details, commodity order (consumption) details, basic service utilization details, .

The mining service program 190 can make the first terminal T1 use the analysis result. For example, the mining service program 190 may provide the associated merchandise list to the first terminal T1 based on the customer's order details.

To this end, the first terminal (T1) may output an execution request signal for the mining service program (190). The mining service program 190 can obtain the analysis result by the data mining unit 170 through the program connection unit 180 and derive the execution result according to the execution request signal, (190) to the first terminal (T1).

At this time, the mining service program 190 is also designed to meet the requirements and specifications required by the heterogeneous program connection unit 160, thereby enhancing interoperability with the local service providing apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention.

6 is a flowchart of a local service providing method according to an embodiment of the present invention. 6, a local service providing method according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a step S110 of confirming a unique identifier of an access point (AP) to which a first terminal T1 is connected, a service associated with a unique identifier (S120) of transmitting the list to the first terminal (T1) and at least one execution request signal of the service programs corresponding to the service list is outputted from the first terminal (T1), at least one (S130) in which the service program of the at least one service program is executed and the execution result of at least one service program is transmitted to the first terminal (T1).

The recording medium according to the embodiment of the present invention may also include a function of confirming a unique identifier of an access point (AP) to which the first terminal T1 is connected, a function of transmitting a service list associated with the unique identifier to the first terminal T1 , When at least one execution request signal of the service programs corresponding to the service list is outputted from the first terminal (T1), at least one service program is executed according to the execution request signal and at least one execution result of the service program The first terminal T1 can be read by a computer having recorded thereon a program for performing a function to be transmitted to the first terminal T1.

As described above, since the local service providing apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention can provide services only by a simple procedure such as registration of an access point (AP) and selection of a service, the service provider pays a great deal of money and effort So that they can provide various services to their desired areas without having to. Also, the local service providing apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention can ensure the scalability of service provision by securing mutual interoperability with service programs produced by various producers or manufacturers including the heterogeneous program connection unit 160.

It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that the present invention may be embodied in other specific forms without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims. . Therefore, the above-described embodiments are to be considered as illustrative rather than restrictive, and the present invention is not limited to the above description, but may be modified within the scope of the appended claims and equivalents thereof.

Access Point Verification Unit: 110
Service list management part: 120
Service execution part: 130
First terminal: T1
Second terminal: T2
Access point: AP
App installer: 135
Database: 140
Network connection: 150
Heterogeneous program connection: 160
Data Mining Department: 170
Program connection: 180
Mining Service Program: 190

Claims (9)

An access point identification unit configured to identify a unique identifier of an access point to which the first terminal is connected;
A service list management unit configured to transmit a service list associated with the unique identifier to the first terminal; And
Wherein when at least one execution request signal of the service programs corresponding to the service list is output from the first terminal, the at least one service program is executed according to the execution request signal, and the execution result of the at least one service program To the first terminal, wherein the service execution unit comprises:
The local service providing apparatus may further include an app installer for storing a service using app that can be installed in the second terminal according to a request of the second terminal corresponding to the terminal of the owner,
Wherein the service utilizing app is configured to transmit the service list composed of the selected unique identifier among the unique identifiers of the access points around the second terminal and the selected one of all the services,
Wherein the access point checking unit associates and stores the selected unique identifier and the service list,
And transmits the service list associated with the unique identifier to the first terminal when the unique identifier transmitted by the first terminal matches the unique identifier stored through the second terminal.
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the unique identifier of the access point includes at least one of an SSID, a BSSID, an ESSID, and a MAC address of the access point.
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the access point authentication unit authenticates connection of the first terminal according to user authentication information transmitted from the first terminal,
Wherein the service list management unit arranges the service list according to a user's preferred service program associated with the user authentication information.
The method according to claim 1,
The local service providing apparatus includes:
Further comprising an app installer for storing a service using app that can be installed in the first terminal according to a request of the first terminal,
The service-
And a background program that is automatically executed when the first terminal is booted,
The background program includes:
And to continuously transmit the unique identifier of the access point around the first terminal according to the automatic execution,
And the service using app is displayed on a screen of the first terminal when at least one of the transmitted unique identifiers is confirmed by the access point checking unit.
delete The method according to claim 1,
The local service providing apparatus
Further comprising a heterogeneous program connection unit for mediating the service execution unit and the at least one service program,
Wherein the number of service programs mediated by the heterogeneous program connection unit is variable.
The method according to claim 1,
The service execution unit,
A data mining unit for extracting information according to a relation between log data generated by at least one of the access point checking unit, the service list managing unit and the service executing unit from the log data;
Further comprising: a mining service program capable of processing the extracted information; and a program connection unit mediating the data mining unit.
Identifying a unique identifier of an access point to which the first terminal is connected;
Transmitting a service list associated with the unique identifier to the first terminal;
When at least one execution request signal of the service programs corresponding to the service list is output from the first terminal, the at least one service program is executed according to the execution request signal, and the execution result of the at least one service program To the first terminal,
A service using app that can be installed in the second terminal according to a request of a second terminal corresponding to a terminal of a shareholder, comprises a selected unique identifier among the unique identifiers of the access points around the second terminal, And to transmit the service list,
And transmits the service list associated with the unique identifier to the first terminal when the unique identifier transmitted by the first terminal matches the unique identifier stored through the second terminal.
A function of confirming a unique identifier of an access point to which the first terminal is connected;
Transmitting a service list associated with the unique identifier to the first terminal;
When at least one execution request signal of the service programs corresponding to the service list is output from the first terminal, the at least one service program is executed according to the execution request signal, and the execution result of the at least one service program To the first terminal;
The local service providing apparatus stores a service using app that can be installed in the second terminal according to a request of a second terminal corresponding to a terminal of the owner,
Wherein the service utilizing app is configured to transmit the service list composed of the selected unique identifier among the unique identifiers of the access points around the second terminal and the selected one of all the services,
Further comprising the step of associating and storing the selected unique identifier and the service list,
And transmitting the service list associated with the unique identifier to the first terminal when the unique identifier transmitted by the first terminal matches the unique identifier stored through the second terminal, .

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