KR101726225B1 - Mobile twrminal having information providing function using ufid and providing method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a mobile terminal capable of providing location-based services using an electronic identifier (UFID) assigned to artificial and natural terrain, and an information providing method thereof. The present invention provides information (e.g., coupon information) related to a feature item according to UFID in a city or an indoor area where GPS signals are not received and selectively transmits information (e.g., coupon information) Location, name, telephone number, and the like) and information (coupon information) related to the object.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD [0001] The present invention relates to a mobile terminal having a function of providing information through UFID, and a mobile terminal having a function of providing information through UFID,

The present invention relates to a mobile terminal capable of providing location-based services using an electronic identifier (UFID) assigned to artificial and natural terrain, and to an information providing method thereof.

The mobile terminal may be configured to perform various functions. Examples of such various functions include a data and voice communication function, a function of photographing a video or a moving image through a camera, a voice storage function, a music file playback function through a speaker system, and an image or video display function. Some mobile terminals include additional functions to execute games, and some other mobile terminals are also implemented as multimedia devices. Moreover, recent mobile terminals can receive a broadcast or multicast signal to view a video or television program.

Further, efforts for supporting and increasing the functions of the mobile terminal continue. Such efforts include not only changes and improvements in structural components that form the mobile terminal, but also improvements in software or hardware. Among them, the touch function of the mobile terminal allows a user who is unfamiliar with the button / key input to conveniently perform the operation of the terminal by using the touch screen. In recent years, not only simple input but also user interface (UI) Is becoming an important function of Accordingly, as the touch function is applied to a mobile terminal in various forms, development of a user interface (UI) corresponding thereto is further demanded.

Various functions and user interfaces implemented in the mobile terminal provide various menus for convenience of input.

2. Description of the Related Art [0002] Recently, a variety of information services based on a location of a user through a wireless communication network (LBS) have been provided. Services based on the above location (LGS) include finding a friend, navigating a route while driving, searching for a nearby gas station, and searching for a missing person.

In general, augmented reality is a technique for superimposing virtual objects on the real world viewed by the user. In other words, augmented reality is basically based on real world and putting virtual information on it. Thus, augmented reality technology, which is a mixture of real environment and virtual objects, can provide additional information as well as a real environment.

Therefore, since the study on the augmented reality technology has been started, studies for applying the augmented reality in various fields have been continued. In recent years, studies have been actively conducted to combine the above technologies due to the development of smart phones. Recently, the improvement of the computing capacity of mobile devices such as mobile terminals, personal digital assistants (PDAs) and ultra mobile personal computers (UMPS), and the development of wireless network devices have made possible handheld enhancement type systems.

For example, when you shine a smartphone camera, you can see information about shops nearby (shop name, location, phone number and other menus) and mobile coupon information from the three points are displayed as stereoscopic images. Information is displayed on the screen.

However, because the augmented reality is usually operated in conjunction with location-based services, it is often difficult to accurately provide location information in an urban area or an indoor area where high-rise buildings in which GPS signals are not well- do.

As a result, conventionally, in a city area or an indoor area where a high-rise building in which a GPS signal is not well received, a user can receive accurate information based on the location, that is, various information providing services provided by the augmented reality Whether or not coupons are used).

It is an object of the present invention to provide a mobile terminal and a method of providing information thereof, which can smoothly provide a location based service to a user using a UFID even in a position where a GPS signal is not well received.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a method of providing information using a UFID of a mobile terminal, the method comprising: displaying a preview screen of a camera; Receiving a unique feature identifier (UFID) from at least one feature within a specific area; And displaying information of the corresponding feature item and additional information on the preview screen based on the received UDID. At this time. The preview screen, the information of the feature and the additional information are displayed in the form of an augmented reality.

The feature includes artificial and natural features.

The specific area is an area where the intensity of the GPS signal is less than a certain level, and includes a city center or a room where high-rise buildings are concentrated.

The information of the feature item includes information on the type, position, altitude and error confirmation of the feature item, and the additional information includes service, food information, telephone number, reciprocal, and coupon information related to the feature.

The additional information is displayed for each feature item outdoors, and is displayed for each floor in a room.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a method of providing information using a UFID of a mobile terminal, the method comprising: displaying a preview screen of a camera; Receiving a GPS signal; Comparing the strength of the received GPS signal with a reference threshold value; Determining a position of the feature using a GPS or a UFID (Unique Feature Identifier) according to the comparison result; And displaying the information of the feature item and the additional information on the preview screen according to the identified position.

Wherein the step of determining the location of the feature item comprises: if the strength of the GPS signal is greater than a reference threshold value, determining a position of the feature item using the GPS signal; if the intensity of the GPS signal is less than a reference threshold value, Locate the location of the feature.

 The feature information includes artificial and natural features, and the information of the feature information includes information on the type, location, altitude, and error confirmation of the feature, and the additional information includes information related to the service, Phone number, reciprocal, and coupon information.

 According to an embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a mobile terminal including a display unit for displaying a preview screen of a camera; A wireless communication unit for receiving a unique feature identifier (UFID) from at least one feature within a specific area; And a controller for displaying the information of the corresponding feature and the additional information on the preview screen of the display unit based on the UDID received from the wireless communication unit.

The feature includes artificial and natural features, and the wireless communication unit includes a local communication module.

The specific area is an area where the intensity of the GPS signal is less than a certain level, and includes a city center or a room where high-rise buildings are concentrated.

The information of the feature item includes information on the type, location, altitude and error confirmation of the feature item, and the additional information includes service, food information, telephone number, mutual name, and coupon information related to the feature item.

The control unit displays additional information for each feature item outdoors and displays the additional information for each floor in the room.

 The control unit recognizes the position of the feature based on the GPS signal received through the position information module in a specific region, and displays information on the feature and the additional information on the preview screen.

The control unit displays the preview screen and the information of the feature item and the additional information as an augmented reality.

According to the present invention, information (e.g., coupon information) related to a feature item is provided according to a UFID in a city or a city where a GPS signal is not received, and a GPS signal or a UFID value is selectively used (Location, name, telephone number, and the like) of the feature item and information (coupon information) related to the object, thereby enhancing the convenience of the user.

1 is a block diagram of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention;
2 is a block diagram of a wireless communication system in which a mobile terminal may operate in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
3 illustrates a structure of a UFID according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4A and 4B illustrate coupon information for each store based on UFID in the embodiment of the present invention.
5 shows altitude information in the UFID shown in Fig. 3; Fig.
FIG. 6 illustrates an example in which coupon information of a shop is displayed for each floor when a user enters a specific building in the embodiment of the present invention.
7 is a flowchart illustrating a first embodiment of a location-based service using a UFID according to an embodiment of the present invention.
8 is a flowchart illustrating a second embodiment of a location-based service using a UFID according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, a mobile terminal related to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. The suffix "module" and " part "for components used in the following description are given merely for convenience of description, and do not give special significance or role in themselves. Accordingly, it should be noted that the above-mentioned "module" and "part"

The terminal may be implemented in various forms. For example, the terminal described in this specification may include a mobile terminal such as a mobile phone, a smart phone, a notebook computer, a digital broadcasting terminal, a PDA (Personal Digital Assistants), a PMP (Portable Multimedia Player) And fixed terminals such as a digital TV, a desktop computer, and the like. In the following description, it is assumed that the terminal is a mobile terminal. However, it will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art that the configuration according to the following description may be applied to the fixed terminal, except for components specifically configured for mobile use.

1 is a block diagram of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The mobile terminal 100 includes a wireless communication unit 110, an audio / video input unit 120, a user input unit 130, a sensing unit 140, an output unit 150, a memory 160, A controller 170, a controller 180, a power supply 190, and the like. 1 shows a mobile terminal having various components. However, not all illustrated components are required. A mobile terminal may be implemented by more components than the illustrated components, or a mobile terminal may be implemented by fewer components.

Hereinafter, the components will be described in order.

The wireless communication unit 110 may include one or more components that allow wireless communication between the mobile terminal 100 and the wireless communication system or wireless communication between the mobile terminal 100 and a network on which the mobile terminal 100 is located. For example, the wireless communication unit 110 may include a broadcast receiving module 111, a mobile communication module 112, a wireless Internet module 113, a short range communication module 114, and a location information module 115 .

The broadcast receiving module 111 receives broadcast signals and / or broadcast-related information from an external broadcast management server through a broadcast channel. The broadcast channel may include a satellite channel and a terrestrial channel. The broadcast management server may refer to a server for generating and transmitting broadcast signals and / or broadcast related information, or a server for receiving broadcast signals and / or broadcast related information generated by the broadcast management server and transmitting the generated broadcast signals and / or broadcast related information. The broadcast-related information may refer to a broadcast channel, a broadcast program, or information related to a broadcast service provider. The broadcast signal may include a TV broadcast signal, a radio broadcast signal, a data broadcast signal, and a broadcast signal in which a data broadcast signal is combined with a TV broadcast signal or a radio broadcast signal.

Meanwhile, the broadcast related information may be provided through a mobile communication network, and in this case, it may be received by the mobile communication module 112.

The broadcast-related information may exist in various forms. For example, an EPG (Electronic Program Guide) of DMB (Digital Multimedia Broadcasting) or an ESG (Electronic Service Guide) of Digital Video Broadcast-Handheld (DVB-H).

The broadcast receiving module 111 receives broadcasting signals using various broadcasting systems. In particular, the broadcasting receiving module 111 may be a Digital Multimedia Broadcasting-Terrestrial (DMB-T), a Digital Multimedia Broadcasting-Satellite (DMB-S) Only Digital Broadcast-Handheld (DVB-H), Integrated Services Digital Broadcast-Terrestrial (ISDB-T), and the like. Of course, the broadcast receiving module 111 is configured to be suitable for all broadcasting systems that provide broadcasting signals as well as the digital broadcasting system described above.

The broadcast signal and / or broadcast related information received through the broadcast receiving module 111 may be stored in the memory 160.

In addition, the mobile communication module 112 transmits and receives radio signals to at least one of a base station, an external terminal, and a server on a mobile communication network. Here, the wireless signal may include various types of data depending on a voice call signal, a video call signal, or a text / multimedia message transmission / reception.

The wireless Internet module 113 is a module for wireless Internet access, and the wireless Internet module 113 can be built in or externally. WLAN (Wi-Fi), Wibro (Wireless broadband), Wimax (World Interoperability for Microwave Access), HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access) and the like can be used as wireless Internet technologies.

The short-range communication module 114 refers to a module for short-range communication. Bluetooth, Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), Unique Feature Identifier (UFID), infrared data association (IrDA), Ultra Wideband (UWB), ZigBee, and the like can be used as the short distance communication technology.

The location information module 115 is a module for confirming or obtaining the location of the mobile terminal. A typical example of the position information module 115 is a Global Position System (GPS) module. According to the present technology, the GPS module calculates distance information and accurate time information from three or more satellites, and then applies trigonometry to the calculated information to obtain three-dimensional current position information according to latitude, longitude, and altitude It can be calculated accurately. At present, a method of calculating position and time information using three satellites and correcting an error of the calculated position and time information using another satellite is widely used. In addition, the GPS module can calculate speed information by continuously calculating the current position in real time.

An audio / video (A / V) input unit 120 is for inputting an audio signal or a video signal, and may include a camera 121 and a microphone 122. The camera 121 processes an image frame such as a still image or a moving image obtained by the image sensor in the video communication mode or the photographing mode. Then, the processed image frame can be displayed on the display module 151.

The image frame processed by the camera 121 may be stored in the memory 160 or transmitted to the outside through the wireless communication unit 110. [ The camera 121 may be equipped with two or more cameras according to the configuration of the terminal.

The microphone 122 receives an external sound signal through a microphone in a communication mode, a recording mode, a voice recognition mode, or the like, and processes it as electrical voice data. The processed voice data can be converted into a form that can be transmitted to the mobile communication base station through the mobile communication module 112 when the voice data is in the call mode, and output. The microphone 122 may be implemented with various noise reduction algorithms for eliminating noise generated in the process of receiving an external sound signal.

The user input unit 130 generates input data for a user to control the operation of the terminal. The user input unit 130 may include a key pad, a dome switch, a touch pad (static / static), a jog wheel, a jog switch, and the like. Particularly, when the touch pad has a mutual layer structure with the display module 151 described later, it can be called a touch screen.

The sensing unit 140 senses the current state of the mobile terminal 100 such as the open / close state of the mobile terminal 100, the position of the mobile terminal 100, the presence or absence of user contact, the orientation of the mobile terminal, And generates a sensing signal for controlling the operation of the mobile terminal 100. For example, when the mobile terminal 100 is in the form of a slide phone, it is possible to sense whether the slide phone is opened or closed. Also, it is responsible for a sensing function related to whether or not the power supply unit 190 is powered on, whether the interface unit 170 is connected to an external device, and the like. Meanwhile, the sensing unit 140 may include a proximity sensor 141. This will be discussed later in connection with touch screens.

The sensing unit 140 includes a geomagnetic sensor for calculating a moving direction when the user moves, a gyro sensor for sensing the rotation of the terminal, an acceleration sensor for sensing the moving speed, and an RFID sensor.

The interface unit 170 serves as an interface with all external devices connected to the mobile terminal 100. For example, a wired / wireless headset port, an external charger port, a wired / wireless data port, a memory card port, a port for connecting a device having an identification module, an audio I / O port, Video input / output (I / O) ports, earphone ports, and the like.

Here, the identification module is a chip that stores various information for authenticating the use right of the mobile terminal 100, and includes a user identification module (UIM), a subscriber identity module (SIM) ), A Universal Subscriber Identity Module (" USIM "), and the like. In addition, an apparatus having an identification module (hereinafter referred to as 'identification device') can be manufactured in a smart card format. Accordingly, the identification device can be connected to the terminal 100 through the port. The interface unit 170 receives data from an external device or receives power from the external device to transfer the data to each component in the mobile terminal 100 or to transmit data in the mobile terminal 100 to an external device.

The interface unit 170 may be a path through which power from the cradle is supplied to the mobile terminal 100 when the mobile terminal 100 is connected to an external cradle, Various command signals may be transmitted to the mobile terminal. The various command signals or the power source input from the cradle may be operated as a signal for recognizing that the mobile terminal is correctly mounted on the cradle.

The output unit 150 is for outputting an audio signal, a video signal, or an alarm signal. The output unit 150 may include a display module 151, an audio output module 152, and an alarm unit 153.

The display module 151 displays and outputs information processed by the mobile terminal 100. For example, when the mobile terminal is in the call mode, a UI (User Interface) or a GUI (Graphic User Interface) associated with a call is displayed. If the mobile terminal 100 is in the video communication mode or the photographing mode, the captured image and / or the received image or UI and GUI are displayed.

Meanwhile, as described above, when the display module 151 and the touch pad have a mutual layer structure to constitute a touch screen, the display module 151 can be used as an input device in addition to the output device. The display module 151 may be a liquid crystal display, a thin film transistor-liquid crystal display, an organic light-emitting diode, a flexible display, a three-dimensional display 3D display). Some of these displays can be configured to be transparent so that they can be viewed from outside. This may be referred to as a transparent display. A typical example of the transparent display is a transparent organic light emitting diode (TOLED) or the like. In addition, there may be two or more display modules 151 according to the embodiment of the mobile terminal 100. For example, the mobile terminal 100 may be provided with an external display module (not shown) and an internal display module (not shown) at the same time. The touch screen may be configured to detect not only the touch input position and area but also the touch input pressure.

The audio output module 152 outputs audio data received from the wireless communication unit 110 or stored in the memory 160 in a call signal reception mode, a call mode or a recording mode, a voice recognition mode, a broadcast reception mode, The sound output module 152 outputs an acoustic signal related to functions (e.g., call signal reception sound, message reception sound, etc.) performed in the mobile terminal 100. [ The sound output module 152 may include a speaker, a buzzer, and the like.

The alarm unit 153 outputs a signal for notifying the occurrence of an event of the mobile terminal 100. Examples of events that occur in the mobile terminal include call signal reception, message reception, key signal input, touch input, and the like. The alarm unit 153 may output a signal for informing occurrence of an event in a form other than an audio signal or a video signal. For example, it is possible to output a signal in a vibration mode. When a call signal is received or a message is received, the alarm unit 153 can output a vibration to notify it. Alternatively, when the key signal is input, the alarm unit 153 can output the vibration by the feedback to the key signal input. The user can recognize the occurrence of an event through the vibration output as described above. Of course, a signal for notifying the occurrence of an event may also be output through the display module 151 or the sound output module 152. [

The memory 160 may store a program for processing and controlling the control unit 180 and may store a function for temporarily storing input / output data (e.g., a phone book, a message, a still image, . In addition, the memory 160 may store data on vibration and sound of various patterns outputted when a touch is input on the touch screen.

The memory 160 may be a flash memory type, a hard disk type, a multimedia card micro type, a card type memory (for example, SD or XD memory), a RAM (Random Access Memory) SRAM (Static Random Access Memory), ROM (Read Only Memory), EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory), PROM (Programmable Read- And an optical disc. Also, the mobile terminal 100 may operate a web storage for performing a storage function of the memory 160 on the Internet.

The control unit 180 typically controls the overall operation of the mobile terminal. For example, voice communication, data communication, video communication, and the like. In addition, the control unit 180 may include a multimedia module 181 for multimedia playback. The multimedia module 181 may be implemented in the control unit 180 or may be implemented separately from the control unit 180. [

The controller 180 may perform a pattern recognition process for recognizing handwriting input or drawing input performed on the touch screen as characters and images, respectively.

The power supply unit 190 receives external power and internal power under the control of the control unit 180 as a battery, and supplies power necessary for operation of the respective components.

The various embodiments described herein may be embodied in a recording medium readable by a computer or similar device using, for example, software, hardware, or a combination thereof.

According to a hardware implementation, the embodiments described herein may be implemented as application specific integrated circuits (ASICs), digital signal processors (DSPs), digital signal processing devices (DSPDs), programmable logic devices (PLDs), field programmable gate arrays May be implemented using at least one of processors, controllers, micro-controllers, microprocessors, and electrical units for performing functions. In some cases, And may be implemented by the control unit 180.

According to a software implementation, embodiments such as procedures or functions may be implemented with separate software modules that perform at least one function or operation. The software code may be implemented by a software application written in a suitable programming language. In addition, the software codes may be stored in the memory 160 and executed by the control unit 180. [

In the foregoing, the mobile terminal related to the present invention has been described in terms of components according to functions. Hereinafter, the mobile terminal related to the present invention will be further described with reference to FIGS. 2 and 3 in view of the components according to the outline. Hereinafter, for simplicity of explanation, a slider type mobile terminal will be described as an example among various types of mobile terminals such as a folder type, a bar type, a swing type, a slider type, and the like. Therefore, the present invention is not limited to the slider type mobile terminal but can be applied to all types of mobile terminals including the above-mentioned type.

The terminal 100 shown in Fig. 1 is configured to be operable in a communication system capable of transmitting data through a frame or packet, including a wired / wireless communication system and a satellite-based communication system .

Hereinafter, a communication system capable of operating a terminal according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.

The communication system may use different air interfaces and / or physical layers. For example, wireless interfaces that can be used by communication systems include, but are not limited to, Frequency Division Multiple Access ('FDMA'), Time Division Multiple Access ('TDMA'), Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA), Universal Mobile Telecommunications Systems (UMTS) (especially Long Term Evolution (LTE)), Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) . Hereinafter, for the sake of convenience of description, the description will be limited to CDMA. However, the present invention is applicable to all communication systems including CDMA wireless communication systems.

2, the CDMA wireless communication system includes a plurality of terminals 100, a plurality of base stations (BSs) 270, and base station controllers (BSCs) 275 , And a mobile switching center ('MSC') 280. MSC 280 is configured to be coupled to a Public Switched Telephone Network (" PSTN ") 290, and is also configured to be coupled to BSCs 275. BSCs 275 may be coupled in pairs with BS 270 through a backhaul line. The backhaul line may be provided according to at least one of E1 / T1, ATM, IP, PPP, Frame Relay, HDSL, ADSL or xDSL. Thus, a plurality of BSCs 275 may be included in the system shown in FIG.

Each BS 270 may comprise at least one sector, and each sector may comprise an omnidirectional antenna or an antenna pointing to a particular direction of radial from BS 270. [ In addition, each sector may include two or more antennas of various types. Each BS 270 may be configured to support a plurality of frequency assignments and each of the plurality of frequency assignments has a specific spectrum (e.g., 1.25 MHz, 5 MHz, etc.).

The intersection of sector and frequency assignment may be referred to as a CDMA channel. BS 270 may be referred to as a Base Station Transceiver Subsystem (BTSs). In this case, the word "base station" may be referred to as a combination of one BSC 275 and at least one BS 270. [ The base station may also indicate a "cell site ". Alternatively, each of the plurality of sectors for a particular BS 270 may be referred to as a plurality of cell sites.

2, a broadcasting transmitter (BT) 295 transmits a broadcasting signal to the terminals 100 operating in the system. The broadcast receiving module 111 shown in FIG. 1 is provided in the terminal 100 to receive a broadcast signal transmitted by the BT 295.

In addition, FIG. 2 illustrates several Global Positioning System ('GPS') satellites 300. The satellites 300 help to locate at least one of the plurality of terminals 100. Although two satellites are shown in FIG. 2, useful location information may be obtained by two or more satellites. The location information module 115 shown in FIG. 1 cooperates with satellites 300 to obtain desired location information. Here, you can track your location using all of the technologies that can track your location, as well as your GPS tracking technology. Also, at least one of the GPS satellites 300 may optionally or additionally be responsible for satellite DMB transmission.

Among the typical operations of a wireless communication system, the BS 270 receives a reverse link signal from the various terminals 100. At this time, the terminals 100 are connecting a call, transmitting or receiving a message, or performing another communication operation. Each of the reverse link signals received by the particular base station 270 is processed by the particular base station 270. The data resulting from the processing is transmitted to the connected BSC 275. The BSC 275 provides call resource allocation and mobility management functions, including the organization of soft handoffs between the base stations 270. The BSC 275 also transmits the received data to the MSC 280 and the MSC 280 provides additional transmission services for connection with the PSTN 290. [ Similarly, the PSTN 290 connects to the MSC 280, the MSC 280 connects to the BSCs 275, and the BSCs 275 communicate with the BSs 270 ).

Generally, when a smartphone camera is operated in a preview state, the augmented reality displays virtual information about the object, that is, information (position, name, phone number, and the like) of the object and information related to the object on the preview screen of the actual object .

The augmented reality recognizes the position of the surroundings and the rotation (horizontal and vertical) of the terminal using a GPS and a geomagnetic sensor to provide a location-based service.

In recent years, efforts have been made to identify the location and contents of a feature by assigning an electronic identifier (UFID) to the feature as a concept similar to RFID.

The Unique Feature Identifier (UFID) is a technology that assigns a unique number to artificial and natural features, and accurately grasps the position and contents of the object with one identifier. Accordingly, the UFID can be linked to a location-based (LBS) service or a geographical information (GIS) service as well as location information and management information, thereby enabling a variety of information providing services.

The present invention proposes a method of providing a location-based service to a user by using UFID when location measurement is difficult or difficult, such as in a dense urban area or an indoor area where a GPS signal is not well received. The meaning that the position measurement is impossible or difficult is determined based on the signal strength of the GPS signal.

Therefore, the present invention provides a GPS-based information service in a region where GPS is normally reached, and can selectively or automatically perform a location-based service to a user using a UFID at a location where GPS signals are not well received. That is, the position of the current user can be determined using at least one UFID and the direction angle of the mobile terminal.

The selective switching from the GPS-based information service to the UFID-based information service is performed through a menu, and automatic switching is performed when the intensity of the GPS signal is lower than a predetermined threshold value.

3 shows a structure of a UFID according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In the present invention, when a user (customer) is located in a specific zone where a GPS signal is not received, each feature item transmits information of a UFID (Unique Feature Identifier) and corresponding feature information to a mobile terminal of a user (customer). As shown in FIG. 3, the UFID includes identification items such as feature information, management authority, location information, altitude information, attribute connection, and error check. A total of 30 characters .

The location information and the altitude information indicate the location and altitude of the feature item, and the attribute linkage indicates the presence or absence of other information (additional information) of the feature item , And error check indicates the number of transmission errors.

The UFID transmitted from each feature item is received by the communication module 114 on the basis of the mobile terminal, and the controller 180 checks whether the corresponding feature is present, altitude, or additional information from the received UFID. The additional information includes all of the service, food information, coupon information, and other information provided by the corresponding feature.

Accordingly, when the user operates the smartphone camera in the preview state, the controller 180 determines the location of the feature to be displayed on the preview screen using the UFID, and then displays virtual information about the feature on the preview screen, (Location, name, telephone number, etc.) and information (coupon information) related to the feature. That is, the implementation of the augmented reality is performed by using the UFID instead of using the GPS signal.

4A and 4B show an example of coupon information for each store based on UFID in the embodiment of the present invention. 4A shows all available coupon information in a particular zone.

As shown in FIG. 4A, when the mobile terminal of the user (customer) is located in a specific zone (area where the GPS signal is not reached), each store (s) moves the mobile coupon along with the UFID 50 To the terminal.

The control unit 180 of the mobile terminal confirms the location, altitude, and additional information of each shop from the received UFID, and then displays a list of available shops 51 in the current zone in a predetermined area of the display unit 151. At this time, the value of the UFID of each of the received stores may be stored in the memory 160.

FIG. 4B is an example of displaying coupon information for each store in a specific building.

When the user selects a specific building to be visited (by touching) on the display screen as shown in FIG. 4B, the control unit 180 displays a coupon list 51 of a shop available for each floor based on the UFID value received in the building And displays it on the display unit 151.

If the user then enters a particular building, the present invention can be configured to store information about the shops located in the floor where the current user is located or the user selected by the user based on the UFID value transmitted from each store in the building and the UFID value received from the current floor Information can be displayed by items (floor, industry, and others). That is, as shown in FIG. 5, the UFID transmitted from each shop includes altitude information. Since the altitude information includes information indicating ground (0) or underground (1) and layer information, It is possible to display the store information of the floor where the user is located based on the floor information.

FIG. 6 is an example of displaying coupon information of a shop by a floor when a user enters a specific building.

When the user enters the specific building selected in FIG. 4B, the control unit 180 determines whether or not the current user is present in the selected building based on the UFID value stored in the memory 160 and the UFID value received in the current floor, .

That is, when the user moves by the floor, the coupon of each floor is displayed, and when the user moves to the upper floor or the floor, the coupon of the floor is displayed.

 Recently, government agencies have provided UFIDs such as human resident registration numbers to artificial and natural features such as buildings, cultural properties, roads, bridges, rivers, I have issued guidelines that can. Therefore, when the UFID utilization system is established, it is possible to search and output various kinds of attribute information of a desired kind by using only individual identifiers such as items, locations, administrative districts, maps, and management institutions.

Therefore, if the UFID is used for location measurement in a densely populated urban area or indoor where GPS signals can not be reached, the location based service will be performed more efficiently in the urban area or indoors.

7 is a flowchart illustrating a first embodiment of a location-based service using a UFID according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The user operates the smartphone camera in a preview state while moving.

When the user arrives at an unreceived zone (or a region) where the GPS signal can not be reached (a city center or a room where a high-rise building is concentrated) (S10), the control unit 180 receives the UFID value transmitted from the surrounding feature (S11) (Location, name, telephone number, and the like) and information (coupon information) related to the feature (coupon information) on the preview screen based on the received UFID (S12).

When the user selects a specific feature from among the displayed information, the controller 180 displays information of the feature selected on the preview screen and information (coupon information) related to the feature (S13). In addition, when the user enters the specific feature item, the control unit 180 displays information of the feature item and information (coupon information) related to the feature item, by layer or by selection item (S14).

FIG. 8 is a flowchart illustrating a second embodiment of a location-based service using a UFID according to an embodiment of the present invention.

8, when the user operates the smartphone camera in the preview state while moving, the control unit 180 receives the GPS signal transmitted from the GPS satellite (S20) Is compared with a threshold value (S21).

If the intensity of the GPS signal is less than the reference threshold value (in the case of the city center or the room), that is, if the GPS signal is weak, the position of the feature to be displayed on the preview screen is determined based on the UFID value, Information (location, name, telephone number, and the like) of the object and information (coupon information) related to the feature (S22). At this time, the operation of displaying information (coupon information) related to the feature item operates as described with reference to FIGS. 3 to 7, and a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

On the other hand, if the intensity of the GPS signal is greater than the reference threshold value, virtual information about the feature, that is, information (location, name, phone number, and the like) of the feature is displayed on the preview screen displayed on the preview screen based on the GPS signal Information (coupon information) related to the feature item is displayed (S23).

Although the present invention has been described by taking the coupon information as an example, the present invention is not limited to this, but it is possible to use virtual information about the feature, that is, information (location, name, telephone number and others) of the feature item and information (coupon information) .

As described above, the present invention provides information (e.g., coupon information) related to a feature item according to a UFID in a center or a room where a GPS signal is not received, and selectively uses a GPS signal or a UFID value according to GPS signal strength The convenience of the user can be increased by displaying information (location, name, telephone number, and the like) of the feature item and information (coupon information) related to the object.

Further, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the above-described method can be implemented as computer-readable code on a medium on which a program is recorded. The computer readable medium includes all kinds of recording devices in which data that can be read by a computer system is stored. Examples of the computer-readable medium include ROM, RAM, CD-ROM, magnetic tape, floppy disk, optical data storage, and the like, and also implemented in the form of a carrier wave (for example, transmission over the Internet) . Further, the computer may include a control unit of the terminal.

The mobile terminal described above can be applied to not only the configuration and method of the embodiments described above but also all or some of the embodiments may be selectively combined so that various modifications may be made to the embodiments It is possible.

110: wireless communication unit 111: broadcast receiving module
112: mobile communication module 113; Wireless Internet Module
140; Sensing unit 150: output unit
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Claims (17)

Claim 1 has been abandoned due to the setting registration fee. Displaying a preview screen of the camera;
Receiving a Feature Feature Identifier (UFID) from at least one feature within a specific area; And
And displaying the feature information and the additional information on the preview screen based on the received UFID. Claim 2 has been abandoned due to the setting registration fee. The method of claim 1, wherein the feature
Wherein the mobile terminal includes an artificial and natural feature. Claim 3 has been abandoned due to the setting registration fee. The method of claim 1,
Wherein the GPS signal intensity is less than or equal to a predetermined intensity, and includes a city center or an indoor area in which high-rise buildings are concentrated. Claim 4 has been abandoned due to the setting registration fee. The method of claim 1, wherein the information of the feature
Wherein the additional information includes information related to the type, position, altitude and error of the feature, and the additional information includes service, food information, telephone number, mutual name, and coupon information related to the feature item. Delivery method. Claim 5 has been abandoned due to the setting registration fee. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the information is displayed for each feature item in the outdoor, and is displayed for each floor in the room. Claim 6 has been abandoned due to the setting registration fee. The method of claim 1, further comprising: determining a location of the feature based on the GPS signal when the user moves out of the specific region, and displaying information on the feature and the additional information on the preview screen A method for providing information of a mobile terminal. Claim 7 has been abandoned due to the setting registration fee. The method of claim 1, wherein the preview screen, feature information, and additional information are displayed as augmented reality. Claim 8 has been abandoned due to the setting registration fee. Displaying a preview screen of the camera;
Providing a GPS-based location information service for displaying the location information and the additional information on the preview screen by locating the location information based on the GPS signal;
Automatically switching to a location information service based on a Unique Feature Identifier (UFID) if the intensity of the GPS signal is below a predetermined threshold value in a GPS-based location information service;
Receiving a UFID from at least one neighboring feature in the converted UFID-based location information service; And
And displaying the feature information and the additional information on the preview screen by determining the position of the feature item using the received UFID. Claim 9 has been abandoned due to the setting registration fee. The method of claim 8, wherein if the strength of the GPS signal is greater than a reference threshold value, the location of the feature is determined using the GPS signal. If the strength of the GPS signal is less than a reference threshold value, And the location of the feature is identified based on the location information of the mobile terminal. Claim 10 has been abandoned due to the setting registration fee. 9. The method of claim 8, wherein the feature
Artificial and natural features,
Wherein the information of the feature item includes information on the type, position, altitude and error confirmation of the feature item, and the additional information includes service, food information, telephone number, mutual name, and coupon information related to the feature item To the mobile terminal. A display unit for displaying a preview screen of the camera;
A wireless communication unit for receiving a unique feature identifier (UFID) from at least one feature within a specific area;
And a controller for displaying information of the corresponding feature item and additional information on the preview screen of the display unit based on the UFID received from the wireless communication unit. 12. The method of claim 11, wherein the feature
Wherein the wireless communication unit includes an artificial and natural feature, and the wireless communication unit includes a local communication module. 12. The method of claim 11,
Wherein the GPS signal intensity is less than or equal to a predetermined intensity, and includes a city center or an interior where high-rise buildings are concentrated. 12. The method of claim 11, wherein the information of the feature
Wherein the additional information includes information related to the type, position, altitude, and error of the feature, and the additional information includes service, food information, telephone number, name, and coupon information related to the feature. 12. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the control unit
The additional information is displayed for each feature item in the outdoor, and the additional information is displayed for each floor in the room. 12. The method of claim 11, further comprising: a location information module for receiving GPS signals outside the specific area, wherein the controller identifies the location of the feature based on the received GPS signal, And displays it on the preview screen. Claim 17 has been abandoned due to the setting registration fee. The mobile terminal of claim 11, further comprising a memory for storing the received UFID, wherein the controller displays the preview screen, the information of the feature, and the additional information as augmented reality.

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