KR101581839B1 - System for search guest-house - Google Patents

Abstract

A guest house search system and a guest house search method suitable for the same are disclosed.
The guest house search method includes: receiving a search condition for searching a guest house from a mobile device;
Searching guest houses corresponding to the search conditions;
Extracting a distance between the mobile device and the guest house;
Sorting the searched guest houses by the extracted distance; And
And outputting the sorted result.

Description

System for search guest-house

The present invention relates to a travel information providing system using a communication network such as the Internet. More particularly, the present invention relates to a system and method for providing a travel information providing system, A guest house search system and a guest house search method.

In recent years, with the spread of smart phones that are spreading according to the development of IT technology, our society is rapidly evolving. It has the ability to connect to the network beyond time and space to perform various meaningful and valuable activities. Moreover, with the spread of the five-day work week, the demand for leisure life is increasing on the weekend.

According to the Korea Tourism Organization, the number of foreign tourists visiting Korea last year reached 11 million, which is expected to increase to 13.8 million in 2015.

As the number of foreign tourists visiting Korea steadily increases, the popularity of the guesthouse, which is a lodging for them, is rising.

A guest house is a cheap hostel with simple facilities. There are usually five to six double-bunk beds in a room, and a kitchen and a toilet are shared. In particular, lodging costs are 20,000 to 50,000 won per person per day. Much cheaper than the hotel is considered to be one of the reasons why guesthouses are loved by foreign tourists.

As the popularity of guest houses has increased, the number of guesthouses has increased exponentially, and unlike the past, which has been concentrated in some areas, the number of guest houses has expanded nationwide to Daegu, Yeosu and Jeju Island.

Most of the guesthouses are run by middle and old elderly people, so they are very vulnerable to service, promotion, marketing and matching through internet. Therefore, measures such as establishment of internet homepage and search support through mobile device are requested.

In the past, there are three or four guesthouse introduction websites such as kgurst.net, but there are few registered guesthouses and it does not really help.

On the other hand, there was an Android based guest house search application, but there was no iOS based guest house introduction application.

Also, in the conventional guest house search applications, the guest houses searched are simply listed or displayed on a map, so that it is impossible for the user to compare and analyze the guest houses on the same screen at a glance.

In addition, there is information that is generated in real time, such as vacancy information, from guest house information. Conventionally, there is no way to transmit information generated in real time to a mobile device in real time, It is impossible.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a guest house search system, which is designed to solve at least part of the above object and which can effectively provide guest house information to a user.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a guest house search method that enables a user to compare and judge a guest house at a glance on the same screen by providing simple information on the basis of the user's location, have.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a guest house search system comprising:

A database that stores guesthouse information and provides retrieved guesthouse information that meets the requested search conditions;

A service provider web server that receives guesthouse information from a guesthouse server and provides the guesthouse information to the database, provides search conditions input from the mobile device to the database, receives the retrieved guesthouse information provided from the database, server; And

And a location based application server for providing the location of the mobile device to the service provider web server

The service provider web server calculates distance information between the mobile device and the searched guest house by referring to the location information of the mobile device provided by the location-based application server and adds the calculated distance information to the searched guest house information To the guest house search application of the mobile device,

The guest house search application receives the searched guest house information and corresponding distance information provided from the service provider server, arranges the searched guest house information in the distance order, and provides the searched guest house information to the user.

Here, the guest house search application is preferably a hybrid application combining a positive method based on mobile web and a native method based on mobile web.

Here, the service provider server provides the mobile device with metadata including rules for displaying the interface screen according to the aspect ratio, and the mobile device displays the interface screen by referring to the metadata corresponding to the aspect ratio of the mobile device desirable.

Here, it is preferable that the service provider server allows the guest house server to input text information, and provides the input text information in addition to the searched guest house information corresponding to the guest house server.

Here, it is preferable that the search condition includes a region and a theme.

Here, the searched guest house information preferably includes a guest house name and a guest room image.

The retrieved guest house information may further include a video clip.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a guest house search method comprising:

Receiving a search condition for searching the guest house from a mobile device;

Searching guest houses corresponding to the search conditions;

Extracting a distance between the mobile device and the guest house;

Sorting the searched guest houses by the extracted distance; And

And outputting the sorted result.

The guest house search system according to the present invention provides a single interface screen by a service provider, and a mobile device that receives the interface screen configures an interface screen suitable for the user by referring to an aspect ratio and a screen size, thereby providing an iOS-based mobile device and an Android- It has an effect that it can support both mobile devices.

Also, the guest house search method according to the present invention displays the searched guest houses on the screen, lists them in the order of distance, and displays summary information of the guest house together so that a user can view a plurality of guest houses on the same screen at a glance Thereby making it possible to make a comparative judgment.

1 shows a configuration of a guest house search system according to the present invention.
2 shows an example of an initial screen of an application installed in a mobile device in the guest house search system according to the present invention.
FIG. 3 illustrates a method of configuring an interface screen of a guest house search system according to the present invention.
4 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing an interface screen in a guest house search system according to the present invention.
FIG. 5 illustrates a search process of a guest house system according to the present invention.
FIG. 6 shows the search method of the guest house search system according to the present invention in more detail.
7 is a flowchart illustrating a guest house search method according to the present invention.
FIG. 8 schematically shows the provision of vacant information in real time in the guest house search system according to the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

In the present invention, the server and the mobile device are ordinary computers, including a central processing unit, a memory, a display device, a touch input device, and the like, and are operated by an operating system.

The guest house search application (hereinafter referred to as "application") is downloaded as a kind of program from a service provider web server or an Internet site and installed in a mobile device. The application inputs the user's search conditions, options, etc. through the interface screen or provides the search result to the user.

1 shows a configuration of a guest house search system according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, a guest house search system according to the present invention includes a service provider system 100, a guest house server 200, and a mobile device 300 equipped with a guest house search application.

The service provider system 100, the guest house server 200 and the mobile device 300 are connected on a wired / wireless communication network including the Internet.

The service provider system 100 includes a service provider database 102, a service provider web server 104 and a location based application server 106.

The service provider database 102 stores the guest house information input from the individual guest house servers 200, extracts the guest house information corresponding to the requested search conditions, and provides the guesthouse information to the service provider web server 104 The system can be, for example, Postore SQL.

The location-based application server 106 provides location information of the mobile device 300 used by the user to the service provider web server 104.

The service provider web server 104 manages a web page for the total administrator and provides the guest house information inputted through the web page for the total manager to the service provider database 102. The service provider web server 104 may mount a total manager application.

The individual guest house manager accesses the web page for the total manager through the web page for the guest house manager of the individual guest house server 200 and inputs the guest house information. The guest house server 200 can mount a guest house manager application.

In addition, the service provider web server 104 may provide input search conditions from the mobile device 300 to the service provider database 102 or send the retrieved guest house information, which is returned from the service provider database 102, . Here, the service provider web server 104 extracts the distance between the mobile device 300 and the searched Gauss house by referring to the location information of the mobile device 300 provided by the location-based application server 106, And provides the retrieved guest house information to the mobile device 300.

2 shows an example of an initial screen of an application installed in a mobile device in the guest house search system according to the present invention.

Fig. 2 shows an example of a Korean application and an English application, but is not necessarily limited thereto.

When the guest house search application is activated, the guest house search application refers to the language setting of the mobile device 300 and activates the corresponding language version. Alternatively, when the guest house search application is installed, the language version corresponding to the language setting of the mobile device 300 can be installed.

The guest house search system according to the present invention shown in FIG. 1 simultaneously supports the Android OS and iOS.

For the service provider web server 104, the mobile device 302, 304 acts as a thin client. That is, the service provider web server 104 and the mobile device 300 are connected as a server and a client, respectively.

Although it is common to separately configure a guest house search application for both the iOS-based mobile device 302 and the Android-based mobile device 304, there is a problem that the service provider must separately prepare an interface for the two OSs .

In the present invention, the service provider provides the same application to the mobile devices (302, 304) of different OSs, and the mobile devices (302, 304) receiving the same provide an interface screen suitable for the mobile device both the iOS-based mobile device 302 and the Android-based mobile device 304 are supported.

FIG. 3 illustrates a method of configuring an interface screen of a guest house search system according to the present invention. The interface screen configuration method of the present invention allows the interface screen to be configured in the same manner regardless of whether the mobile device uses the Android OS or the iOS.

Referring to FIG. 3, the application 308 is configured in an internal format so as to be independent of an OS and an aspect ratio. Mobile applications can be classified as web-based or non-web-based. Web-based applications can only run on the Web. Therefore, applications based on the web can not operate when the operating systems are different.

In the present invention, an application in an active mode that can operate regardless of the user's mobile devices (302, 304) is provided, and the application is also configured to be independent of the aspect ratio.

The mobile device 300 refers to the metadata 308 and its own screen size and constructs an interface screen corresponding to the meta data 308 and outputs the interface screen to the user. Here, the metadata 306 includes rules for processing an interface according to an aspect ratio. Accordingly, the metadata 306 is defined differently depending on the aspect ratio.

The mobile devices 302 and 304 request the service provider server 104 for metadata 306 corresponding to their aspect ratio. The guest house search application installed in the mobile devices 302 and 304 forms an interface screen by referring to the metadata 306 and its own aspect ratio, and outputs it to the user.

When a mobile device having a new aspect ratio (or resolution) occurs, the service provider web server 104 newly registers metadata suitable for the aspect ratio.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing an interface screen in a guest house search system according to the present invention.

First, the service provider prepares an application in an interactive mode (S402)

Next, the service provider prepares meta data for each aspect ratio (S404)

In response to the request of the mobile device 300, the service provider web server 104 transmits the meta data of the corresponding aspect ratio to the mobile device (S406)

The metadata request from the mobile device 300 may be made during the installation process or initial startup of the guest house search application.

The guest house search application installed in the mobile device 300 forms an interface screen to be provided to the user by referring to the metadata 306 received from the service provider web server 102 and the screen size of the mobile device 300. (s408)

And outputs the configured interface screen to the user (S410)

The guest house search application outputs the configured interface screen to the user through the display device of the mobile device.

The method shown in FIGS. 3 to 4 uses an application program based on the native method, but in the gate house search system according to the present invention, the application may be configured in a hybrid manner. Applications are divided into a positive web based approach and a non-web based native approach. The hybrid approach is a combination of these, which combines the benefits of web-based positive methods for loading and storing data and the advantages of faster native processing.

According to this method, it is possible to realize an optimized UI / UX easily by installing a thin client optimized for each platform rather than a code generating method for creating an appropriate application for each OS.

This method is also efficient, combining the benefits of pure application-based native code-based implementation with the flexibility of pure web-based approach.

In addition, it is possible to apply and change the same application in real time only by changing the metadata without changing the code relating to the native code, that is, the native method.

FIG. 5 illustrates a search process of a guest house system according to the present invention.

 Referring to FIG. 5, the application menu screen 400 includes a condition search item 402, a region search item 404, and the like. When the condition search item 402 is selected, the condition specifying screen 410 having the area classification selection area 412 and the theme information selection area 414 is generated.

Regions and themes can be selected by activating / deactivating radio buttons.

A region is selected in the region classification selection region 412 of the condition designation screen 410 and a theme is additionally selected in the theme classification selection region 414. [ Here, the term additional means that there is no need to. You can select only one area, but you can select multiple themes.

When you select a region and theme, guesthouses related to the theme are searched in the area.

That is, the guest house search system of the present invention performs search by two or more conditions.

The search results are listed in the search result screen 420. Here, the search results are arranged by using the distance, that is, the distance from the mobile device used by the user to the guest house retrieved as keys.

In this manner, the search results are listed according to the distance, so that the user can intuitively notice from the nearby guest house, thereby enabling the convenience of the user.

Also, it is possible to compare a plurality of guest houses on a screen by using the distance and the brief information, thereby making the convenience of the user.

Although not shown, the search results screen 430 may include video clips. The user can view the living room, the room and the surrounding environment through the video clip.

FIG. 6 shows the search method of the guest house search system according to the present invention in more detail.

 As shown in FIG. 6, the guest house search system according to the present invention provides a location-based guest house search method.

Specifically, when the search request is generated, the location of the user is confirmed using the GPS, the searched guest houses are listed in order according to the distance from the mobile device 300, and when one of the listed guest houses is selected, Details and map are displayed.

In the conventional location-based search method, objects searched on the map are displayed in response to a search request, and detailed information of the objects is presented when one of the objects is selected.

However, since the size of the map is small due to the characteristics of the mobile device 300 having a small screen, information necessary for selecting a guest house can not be properly transmitted in addition to location markers such as balloons and pushpins. Therefore, even the rough information about the object has the inconvenience that the user has to click on the objects individually.

In the guest house search system according to the present invention, guest houses searched by a list other than a map are listed in order of distance, and summary information of the guest house is displayed together so that a user can easily compare a plurality of guest houses at a glance .

Referring again to FIG. 6, in the search result screen 420, the searched guest houses are listed in order of distance. In each guest house, a name and brief introduction 422, room information (room image 424), and a street 426 are displayed.

With this sorting method, the user can comprehend necessary information such as distance information, name and brief information of the guest house, room image, and the like on the screen, thereby helping the guest house selection.

Also, if one of the listed guest houses is selected, detailed information screen for providing detailed information on the selected guest house, that is, reservation inquiry, homepage, review, usage fee and discount / event information, map information, (430) is provided. The detailed information screen 430 may include a video clip showing a room condition.

7 is a flowchart illustrating a search method according to the present invention.

First, the user inputs a search condition (S702)

The search condition may be a keyword or a combination of a plurality of keywords. For example, you can search for guest houses by region and theme.

And searches for the corresponding guest houses according to the search condition (S704)

The location of the mobile device 300 is determined by the location-based application server 106. The location-based application server 106 determines the location of the mobile device 300 based on the location of the user. The location of the guest house may be included in the guest house information input by the guest house manager or may be grasped by the address information of the guest house.

The searched guest houses are sorted by the distance order (S708). At this time, the name of the guest house, brief information, room image of the guest house, and distance information can be listed.

And outputs the sorted result to the screen (S710).

The user can refer to the guest house information listed in the order of distances and compare the plurality of guest house information on the same screen at a glance.

On the other hand, in the detailed information screen 430 of FIG. 5, the vacant information area 432 is an area where vacant information provided in real time is provided.

Unlike other information, vacant information needs to be provided in real time. Information such as reservation inquiries, homepage, reviews, usage fees and discount / events information, and directions are stored in the database provided by the guest house, and then read out when the database is accessed and provided to the user. This information is a kind of persistence, so it does not need to be reflected in real time. However, information that changes in real time, such as vacancy information, or urgent information needs to be reflected in real time.

Here, being reflected in real time means that newly generated information is first recorded in the database after being provided to the mobile device referencing it, or substantially simultaneously provided to the mobile device and the database.

FIG. 8 schematically shows the provision of vacant information in real time in the guest house search system according to the present invention.

 In the present invention, the vacant information is input in a text format, and when an individual guest house manager inputs the input to the user web server 102, the guest house manager applies it to the mobile device 300 in real time.

The total administrator (administrator of the provider system) can manage information of all guesthouses, and individual guesthouse administrators manage the information by accessing the account given by the general manager.

Management information includes app management, category management, content management, event management, coupon management, real-time mesh management, banner management, and push.

The total manager manages the management information through the web page 802 for the total manager, and the individual guesthouse manager manages the management information through the web page 804 for the individual guest house manager.

The total administrator can manage the management information of all the guesthouses, and the individual guesthouse administrators manage the management information by accessing the account assigned by the total administrator with a separate web address.

Of the two types of management information, those requiring real-time application are applied to the mobile device 300 at substantially the same time when applied to the service provider database 102. [

Separate web management programs are provided for general managers and individual guest house managers.

Specifically, a method for providing real-time information in the guest house search system according to the present invention is performed as follows.

A web page for a total manager for managing management information generated in all guesthouses and a web page for an individual guest house manager for managing management information generated in individual guests are prepared (s802)

And assigns an account for accessing the web page for the general manager to the individual guest house manager (s804).

The individual guesthouse manager accesses the web page for the total manager via the web page for the individual guesthouse manager (s806).

And provides the mobile device with information that needs to be applied in real time from the management information inputted by the individual guest house manager (S808)

The guest house search system according to the present invention can provide and guide basic information and usage related information (usage fee, main features, provided programs, etc.) of an individual guest house from an application and a web.

It is also possible to provide local push messages / popups, local banner advertisements / real time messages, and the like in real time.

102 ... service provider web server 104 ... location based application server
200 ... guesthouse server 300 ... mobile device

Claims (12)

A database that stores guesthouse information and provides retrieved guesthouse information that meets the requested search conditions;
A service provider web server that receives guesthouse information from a guesthouse server and provides the guesthouse information to the database, provides search conditions input from the mobile device to the database, receives the retrieved guesthouse information provided from the database, server; And
And a location based application server for providing the location of the mobile device to the service provider web server
The service provider web server calculates distance information between the mobile device and the searched guest house by referring to the location information of the mobile device provided by the location-based application server and adds the calculated distance information to the searched guest house information To the guest house search application of the mobile device,
The guest house search application receives the retrieved guest house information and corresponding distance information provided from the service provider server, arranges the guest house information searched by the distance order, and provides the sorted guest house information to the user,
The guest house search application is a native-type application not based on a mobile web,
The service provider web server provides the mobile device with metadata including a rule for displaying an interface screen according to an aspect ratio, and the mobile device displays an interface screen by referring to meta data corresponding to its aspect ratio Guest house search system.
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2. The guest house search system according to claim 1, wherein the search condition includes a region and a theme. The guest house search system according to claim 1, wherein the searched guest house information includes a guest house name and a guest room image.
8. The system of claim 7, wherein the retrieved guest house information further comprises a video clip.
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